East Hartford, Conn. — Leading 24-17 midway through the fourth quarter, Syracuse football was facing its first true late-game test of the Dino Babers era.
Connecticut had dinked and dunked its way from its own 20 to the Orange 4-yard line. Three times the Huskies attempted to pound in a touchdown. Three times SU turned its old Big East foe away.
Then the Syracuse offense drove 99 yards, converting four third downs by way of four different players, to seal a victory in its first road game of 2016.
"When it comes down to being on the goal line, sometimes you've just got to put your chin to your chest and work," redshirt freshman Colin Byrne said.