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34 OCT. 29, 2022 BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED GAME PREVIEW: SYRACUSE ing 42 of which came in Syracuse's first six games of 2022. He had 5.5 tackles for loss and 3 sacks, which were also team highs to that point. Redshirt sophomore linebacker Marlowe Wax had 38 stops, 5.5 tackles for loss and 2.5 sacks through six games. That duo will be tasked with stopping Notre Dame's running back trio of sophomores Audric Estime and Logan Diggs and junior Chris Tyree. Jones said in July other programs tried to recruit him away from Syra- cuse, likely pointing to the Orange's 5-7 record his freshman year, 1-10 record his sophomore year and 5-7 record his junior year. He didn't budge. Now, the program is one of the best in the ACC. And he's a major reason why. "It feels amazing," Jones said. "I knew what this team was capable of, which was going 6-0. I believe in the coaches and the guys. And the offense and the new offensive coaches. "It's just a mindset we had coming off the season knowing we were one game away from being bowl eligible. We lost a bunch of games in last-minute situa- tions. There was a bunch of things that went into it. I'm just happy I came back, happy I'm able to help us come this far." The Syracuse offense is led by quar- terback Garrett Shrader, a transfer from Mississippi State whose defin- 2022 NOTRE DAME SCHEDULE Date Opponent (TV) Result/Time (ET) Sept. 3 at Ohio State L, 21-10 Sept. 10 Marshall L, 26-21 Sept. 17 California W, 24-17 Sept. 24 at North Carolina W, 45-32 Oct. 8 vs. BYU* W, 28-20 Oct. 15 Stanford L, 16-14 Oct. 22 UNLV W, 44-21 Oct. 29 at Syracuse (ABC) 12 p.m. Nov. 5 Clemson (NBC) 7:30 p.m. Nov. 12 vs. Navy^ (ABC/ESPN) 12 p.m. Nov. 19 Boston College (NBC) 2:30 p.m. Nov. 26 at USC TBD * at Las Vegas; ^ at Baltimore 2022 SYRACUSE SCHEDULE Date Opponent (TV) Result/Time (ET) Sept. 3 Louisville W, 31-7 Sept. 10 at Connecticut W, 48-14 Sept. 17 Purdue W, 32-29 Sept. 23 Virginia W, 22-20 Oct. 1 Wagner W, 59-0 Oct. 15 NC State W, 24-9 Oct. 22 at Clemson L, 27-21 Oct. 29 Notre Dame (ABC) 12 p.m. Nov. 5 at Pittsburgh TBA Nov. 12 Florida State TBA Nov. 19 at Wake Forest TBA Nov. 26 at Boston College TBA Syracuse sophomore running back Sean Tucker carried 124 times for 644 yards and 6 touchdowns dur- ing the Orange's 6-0 start. He was a second-team All-American last season. PHOTO COURTESY SYRACUSE ATHLETICS