Syracuse defender's 'suspicious' injury during Tennessee game draws sharp criticism from announcers

There was hardly thing the Syracuse defense could bash to halt No. 23 Tennessee connected Saturday, but they surely tried.

The Volunteers walked retired of Atlanta with a 45-26 triumph implicit the Orange, but a infinitesimal successful the 2nd 4th - successful what became a touchdown thrust for Tennessee - took the game's announcers by surprise.

With astir 1:25 near successful the archetypal half, the Volunteers were marching down the field, rapidly gaining 63 yards connected 2 plays.

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After Joey Aguilar deed Mike Matthews for 16 yards, Syracuse defender Demetres Samuels Jr. fell to the turf, and different beside him besides looked similar helium was going down earlier lasting backmost up.

That, of course, stopped the clock, overmuch to the chagrin of not conscionable the Tennessee fans, but commentators Bob Wischusen and Louis Riddick connected the call.

"This isn’t a bully look. This 1 looked blatant," Riddick said. "They’re trying to ace down connected this benignant of thing, faking injuries, and I don’t privation to presume thing astir immoderate player, but this 1 looked suspicious."

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"That’s conscionable not what assemblage shot wants," Riddick added. "They’re trying to get this retired of the game. We recognize strategically wherefore defenses effort to bash this erstwhile they’re connected their heels … but this is thing you’re going to upwind up getting penalized for if referees drawback it."

Samuels was backmost connected the tract soon after, which Wischusen, who called retired Tennessee for doing it earlier, jokingly called a "miraculous recovery."

The evident maneuver didn't work, arsenic Tennessee went up 31-14. 

Syracuse volition big UConn adjacent week successful hopes of earning their archetypal victory, portion Tennessee volition look to spell 2-0 erstwhile they big East Tennessee State adjacent week.

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