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For weeks, Syracuse talked about finding an offensive balance between the number of times it was throwing the ball and running it. The Orange put up their biggest offensive game against No. 19 Wake Forest, behind 354 yards on the ground and 160 yards through the air.
That balance made sense. It featured an offense tailored toward SU’s strengths — star running back Sean Tucker, and quarterback Garrett Shrader’s ability to scramble and use his power and elusiveness to get upfield.