Big East: Nick Lepak
Yet another Syracuse offensive lineman has gotten hurt during fall practice. Freshman tackle Kristofer Curtis hurt his left ankle Saturday and is out indefinitely.
Curtis is the fifth offensive lineman to get hurt during camp. Tackle Sean Hickey is out for the season after tearing his ACL, and three other offensive linemen already are out of practice -- Nick Lepak (concussion), Ian Allport (concussion) and Jarel Lowery (knee).
Starting safeties Shamarko Thomas and Phillip Thomas, and projected starting cornerback Keon Lyn also are hurt.
Curtis is the fifth offensive lineman to get hurt during camp. Tackle Sean Hickey is out for the season after tearing his ACL, and three other offensive linemen already are out of practice -- Nick Lepak (concussion), Ian Allport (concussion) and Jarel Lowery (knee).
Starting safeties Shamarko Thomas and Phillip Thomas, and projected starting cornerback Keon Lyn also are hurt.
Syracuse safety Phillip Thomas breaks jaw
August, 9, 2011
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Andrea Adelson | ESPN.com
Syracuse starting free safety Phillip Thomas broke his jaw during practice over the weekend and has had surgery, the school announced Tuesday.
Thomas is not expected to miss much time, and will return to non-contact drills over the next few days. Thomas has played in 24 games for the Orange, including 16 starts. While he has been out of practice, true freshman safety Durell Eskridge has filled in nicely.
Meanwhile, reserve offensive guard Nick Lepak suffered a concussion Sunday and is out indefinitely. Linebacker Zack McCarrell strained his hamstring last Friday and will be out until further notice. McCarrell made the team as a walk-on before the 2010 season.
Thomas is not expected to miss much time, and will return to non-contact drills over the next few days. Thomas has played in 24 games for the Orange, including 16 starts. While he has been out of practice, true freshman safety Durell Eskridge has filled in nicely.
Meanwhile, reserve offensive guard Nick Lepak suffered a concussion Sunday and is out indefinitely. Linebacker Zack McCarrell strained his hamstring last Friday and will be out until further notice. McCarrell made the team as a walk-on before the 2010 season.
Jones continues work with Syracuse kids
June, 29, 2011
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Andrea Adelson | ESPN.com
Chandler Jones had so much fun working with at-risk boys last summer as part of the Youth Impact Program that Syracuse hosted, he decided to help out once again.
The school announced Wednesday it is hosting the program for the second straight year, and Jones will be there next week when it begins. The program will run from July 5-29, and Syracuse football players will help with classroom work in math, language and writing, along with life skills sessions, a football chalk talk and football practice.
The group of more than 100 at-risk, inner-city boys are from sixth, seventh and eighth grade. They will get to work with players Ollie Haney, Lewellyn Coker, Dyshawn Davis, Jaston George, Deon Goggins, Prince-Tyson Gulley, Sean Hickey, Nick Lepak, Keon Lyn, Phillip Thomas, Shamarko Thomas, Jeremi Wilkes and Jones. Syracuse athletics academic coordinator Joe Fields will direct the program, and public school teachers also will help.
If there is anything Jones wants the boys to take with them, it is an emphasis on getting an education.
"Last year, I wanted to send a message to them they can't do anything without academics," Jones said in a phone interview. "I told them,'You have to stay in school. To do some football drills, you have to get that math skill right. For me to teach you the secret move I do, you have to solve this problem.'"
Jones said he wants to be a mentor because that is something he did not have growing up. "I just look at it from my own perspective," he said. "When I was a kid, I didn't have a high prestigious athlete to talk to me and show me. I had older brothers, but they weren't Division I athletes. Being in the position I'm in, I want to help them be successful."
The school announced Wednesday it is hosting the program for the second straight year, and Jones will be there next week when it begins. The program will run from July 5-29, and Syracuse football players will help with classroom work in math, language and writing, along with life skills sessions, a football chalk talk and football practice.
The group of more than 100 at-risk, inner-city boys are from sixth, seventh and eighth grade. They will get to work with players Ollie Haney, Lewellyn Coker, Dyshawn Davis, Jaston George, Deon Goggins, Prince-Tyson Gulley, Sean Hickey, Nick Lepak, Keon Lyn, Phillip Thomas, Shamarko Thomas, Jeremi Wilkes and Jones. Syracuse athletics academic coordinator Joe Fields will direct the program, and public school teachers also will help.
If there is anything Jones wants the boys to take with them, it is an emphasis on getting an education.
"Last year, I wanted to send a message to them they can't do anything without academics," Jones said in a phone interview. "I told them,'You have to stay in school. To do some football drills, you have to get that math skill right. For me to teach you the secret move I do, you have to solve this problem.'"
Jones said he wants to be a mentor because that is something he did not have growing up. "I just look at it from my own perspective," he said. "When I was a kid, I didn't have a high prestigious athlete to talk to me and show me. I had older brothers, but they weren't Division I athletes. Being in the position I'm in, I want to help them be successful."
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Adelson joined ESPN.com in 2010 after spending time as a college football columnist at The Orlando Sentinel. She has covered college football since her days as a University of Florida student, and lives in Orlando, Fla.
