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Dino Babers does push-ups on sideline, loses voice after win vs. Central Michigan

Syracuse, N.Y. -- Dino Babers dropped down on his hands and knees during Syracuse football's 41-17 victory against Central Michigan and started doing push-ups.

It was a rare sight catching the Syracuse football coach offer up a public mea culpe in front of his players, but that's the genesis for Babers' in-game exercise.

He messed up something during the game -- though he wouldn't say what he did wrong to warrant the push-ups.

"When you do something wrong, you do push-ups," Babers said, "so I did something wrong, and I had to pay up. It wasn't just me.