(Stephen D. Cannerelli | scannerelli@syracuse.com)
Winston-Salem, N.C. — Facing a 3rd and 8 from Syracuse's own 8-yard line, trailing Wake Forest 14-9 on SU's last possession of the third quarter, head coach Dino Babers dialed up a trap to junior inside receiver Erv Philips.
Philips was stopped 3 yards short.
Had there been more than a couple hundred Orange fans among the brave crowd of 3,000 in BB&T Stadium on the edge of Hurricane Matthew on Saturday, well, their "boos" certainly would have been audible.
"It was just one of those situations where you're throwing the ball into that stuff and until the rain stopped, it really wasn't a high percentage (play)," Babers said after the game.