Kyle McCord’s big day continues against Connecticut: Live score, updates

Syracuse, N.Y. — The Syracuse football team takes on the Connecticut Huskies at 12 p.m., Saturday in the JMA Wireless Dome.
The game will be broadcast on the ACC Network.
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4:33 remaining: UConn drive starts at own 11-yard line
6:10 remaining: Syracuse drive starts at own 47-yard line
With his catch on this drive, Gadsden is over 100 yards receiving. He’s the third SU receiver to reach that mark today. Gill and Meeks have also gone over the century mark.
McCord sacked on third down to bring up fourth-and-20. SU will punt.
10:09 remaining: UConn drive starts at own 25-yard line
The Huskies got back into Syracuse territory but again could not get in the end zone.
A tackle for loss on third down brought up fourth down and Fagnano‘s pass fell incomplete.
SCORE UPDATE: Syracuse 31, UConn 17 with 10:09 remaining
15:00 remaining: Syracuse drive starts at own 27-yard line
Twenty-yard pass from McCord to Gadsden sets Syracuse up in UConn territory early in the drive. McCord now has 446 passing yards. Gadsden has 97 of those yards.
A defensive pass interference call against UConn moves SU closer.
Another Gill reception sets Syracuse up at the four-yard line.
McCord ends the drive with a one-yard sneak for the score.
McCord is nearing the single-game passing yards record. He’s at 465. The record is Ryan Nassib’s 482 in 2012.
END OF THIRD QUARTER: Syracuse 24, UConn 17
SCORE UPDATE: Syracuse 24, UConn 17 with 0:05 remaining
2:44 remaining: UConn drive starts at SU’s 35-yard line
UConn began with its best starting field position of the game.
Jaquez Jr. disrupts a run play in the backfield to bring up a third-and-long situation for the Huskies who can’t convert and have to settle for a field goal try.
Freeman’s kick is good from 42-yards out.
3:39 remaining: Syracuse drive starts at own four yard-line
Backed up against its own end zone, the Orange couldn’t get anything going and was forced to punt the ball following a three-and-out.
4:35 remaining: UConn drive starts at own 25 yard-line
Mel Brown breaks loose for a 35-yard run on the first play of the drive to move into Syracuse territory.
The Orange defense did not allow a yard on the following three plays to force another UConn punt.
SCORE UPDATE: Syracuse 24, UConn 14 with 4:35 remaining
8:35 remaining: Syracuse drive starts at own 26-yard line
Josh Ilaoa in at center as J’Onre Reed heads into the locker room for medical evaluation. Ilaoa whistled for a false start on the first snap on the series.
Trebor Pena is done for the day after leaving in the first half with an undisclosed injury.
McCord flares one to Meeks in the flat working out of the backfield for a first down. The Orange is in plus-territory, and McCord is up to 380 yards on the day.
McCord now has the 10th 400-yard passing day in school history after a big catch and run by Gill.
McCord is now 31-for-36 for 412 yards and two touchdowns.
Gill has a career day with eight catches for 159 yards.
Syracuse can’t find the end zone and settles for a 23-yard field goal from Kennedy.
9:37 remaining: UConn drive starts at own 40-yard line
Fadil Diggs gets into the backfield to put the Huskies off schedule.
On 3rd-and-17, Fagnano steps up in the pocket and fires downfield. Chestnut got a hand on it to change the trajectory of the ball with Devin Grant waiting behind him eyeing up an interception.
13:37 remaining: Syracuse drive starts at own 30-yard line
The Orange execute a fake punt to pick up a first down.
15:00 remaining: UConn drive starts at own 25-yard line
It’s a three-and-out for the Huskies to start the half.
The Orange offense came out hot and hasn’t cooled off.
The first play from scrimmage was a 53-yard pass from McCord to Gill Jr. and the second was a 22-yard touchdown pass to Gadsden.
The rest of the half was an air show from McCord who broke the school’s single-season record for passing yards.
He threw for 333 yards and two touchdowns to help the Orange take a lead into halftime.
Despite McCord’s gaudy numbers, the Orange have let UConn hang around thanks to a 71-yard touchdown run from Cam Edwards and a five-yard touchdown reception from Louis Hansen.
Darrell Gill Jr. leads all receivers with 127 yards through two quarters.
Edwards leads all rushers with 76 yards.
0:32 remaining: Syracuse drive starts at own 25-yard line
McCord connects on another big play to Gill Jr. to set Syracuse up at UConn’s 41 with eight seconds left.
Back-to-back passes to Gadsden set the Orange up with a 52-yard field goal try.
Kennedy‘s kick was no good as time expired.
SCORE UPDATE: Syracuse 21, UConn 14 with 0:32 remaining
3:17 remaining: UConn drive starts at own 25-yard line
UConn drives 75 yards to pull within a score before the break.
Joe Fagnano connects with Louis Hansen for a five-yard touchdown to cap the 11-play drive
SCORE UPDATE: Syracuse 21, UConn 7 with 3:17 remaining
9:32 remaining: Syracuse drive starts at own 32-yard line
The drive starts with back-to-back runs by Allen.
Pena has a touchdown wiped off the board after being called for unsportsmanlike conduct for using the substitution process to deceive the defense.
McCord sets the school single-season passing record on a 19-yard completion to Gill Jr.
Allen punches it in from the one to give the Orange a two-score lead.
12:07 remaining: UConn drive starts at own five-yard line
Duce Chestnut is called for targeting, but it’s overturned after review.
UConn can’t get anything going and punts it back to the Orange.
13:31 remaining: Syracuse drive starts at own 20-yard line
The Orange opens the drive with a chunk play on a 32-yard pass from McCord to Justus Ross-Simmons.
The offense stalls out and punts it away.
14:55 remaining: UConn drive starts at own 25-yard line
Syracuse forces another three-and-out, and SU’s offense will get back to work.
SCORE UPDATE: Syracuse 14, UConn 7 with 14:55 remaining
McCord finds Pena on the first play of the second quarter for a short touchdown pass.
That’s McCord’s 26th passing touchdown on the season, tying Ryan Nassib’s school record set in 2012.
END OF FIRST QUARTER: Syracuse 7, UConn 7
5:35 remaining: Syracuse drive starts at own 23-yard line
Darrell Gill Jr. picks up his second and third catches to move the sticks. Syracuse facing no resistance moving the ball downfield.
McCord has started the game 10-for-10 for 182 yards and a touchdown. He found Gadsden for a 16-yard gain to set up 1st-and-goal from the 5-yard line.
SCORE UPDATE: Syracuse 7, UConn 7 with 5:41 remaining
7:18 remaining: UConn drive starts at own 16-yard line
Duce Chesnut trips up a UConn runner in the backfield for a short loss.
Quarterback Joe Fagnano skips a pass in the turf to bring up 3rd-and-long.
Fagnano finds Skyler Bell just short of the sticks at the UConn 29-yard line. Mora doesn’t hesitate to keep his offense on the field, and Cam Edwards keeps his balance to house a 71-yard touchdown.
12:50 remaining: Syracuse drives starts at own 30-yard line
Syracuse getting into 13 personnel with Max Mang and David Clement in there with Gadsden to spring Allen for a 10-yard run.
Mang and Gadsden remain in for a 12 personnel package. On 3rd-and-7, Jackson Meeks uses good concentration midair on a deflected pass for a 20-yard gain.
Meeks then breaks a tackle and picks up 23 yards to advance the ball inside the red zone.
Now, Syracuse shows a 14 personnel grouping with Mang motioning out and Dan Villari taking the direct snap.
McCord’s 15-yard touchdown pass to a wide open Trebor Pena comes back on an offensive pass interference flag on Meeks blocking a defender.
On 3rd-and-19, McCord slides just shy of the 15-yard line, and the Orange has to settle for a short field goal down in the red zone.
Walk-on kicker Jackson Kennedy pushes the 36-yard field goal right.
14:10 remaining: UConn drives starts at own 31-yard line
Syracuse forces a three-and-out, and UConn gives it right back to McCord.
SCORE: Syracuse 7, UConn 0 with 14:10 remaining
15:00 remaining; Syracuse drive starts at own 25-yard line
Syracuse took just two plays to score on the opening dive. McCord hit Darrell Gill Jr. for a 53-yard pass and then capped the drive with a 22-yard TD pass to Gadsden.
Update 11:40 a.m.: Tight end Oronde Gadsden II and running back LeQuint Allen, who each have one year of eligibility remaining are participating in pre-game Senior Day activities.
Update 11:30 a.m.: Defensive backs Alijah Clark and Jayden Bellamy are not dressed for Saturday’s game.
The Orange (7-3, 4-3 ACC) is looking to clinch its first eight-win season for the first time since 2018 with UConn (7-3) headed to the JMA Wireless Dome on Saturday.
Syracuse is coming off a 33-25 win at Cal, where the team put together one of its most complete performances of the season, while the Huskies come in well-rested off a bye. UConn enters the game on a three-game win streak and has its most wins in a season since 2010.
Saturday is Senior Day for the Orange and marks one of the last times fan favorites such as Kyle McCord, Marlowe Wax and Justin Barron will suit up in front of the fans at home. McCord has a chance to make the day even more memorable for Orange fans if he can throw for 274 yards to pass Ryan Nassib for the most passing yards in a single season in school history. He also needs three touchdown passes to break Nassib’s single-season record.
The Orange defense will be tasked with trying to slow down a UConn rushing attack that’s ranked 21st in the FBS. The Huskies are averaging 200.3 yards a game led by Durell Robinson, Cam Edwards and Mel Brown. Syracuse ranks 84th in the FBS with 156.6 rushing yards allowed per game.
UConn’s offensive line is anchored by Wes Hoeh at center who transferred from Syracuse after Fran Brown took over the Orange.