rowing shoulder after taking a hit in the second quarter, Fisher decided to sit him.At halftime, he was getting stiff, and I didnt want to mess around with it, Fisher said.Both Fisher an

The Dino Babers era at Syracuse begins Friday night in the Carrier Dome, and he faces an imposing first season with the likes of Clemson, Florida State and Notre Dame on the schedule.First up, though, is upstate New York foe Colgate in the season opener, a stiff test for the Oranges new football coach, and he knows it. Syracuse was 4-8 last season under Scott Shafer.Playing an FCS opponent is one thing, Babers said. Playing an FCS opponent ranked in the top 20 at that level, thats something totally different.The Raiders, the preseason pick to win the Patriot League for the second straight year, may play at Division Is second tier, but theyre a veteran team, are ranked, and coming off a 9-5 season that included two NCAA playoff victories and a berth in the FCS quarterfinals.Their entire defensive line is all-conference. Their middle linebacker is a preseason defensive player of the year, and you put that front seven along with the back end, and youve got a defense that can make my life miserable about halfway through Friday night. Its going to be a football game.In 2010, the last time the teams met, Colgates Nate Eachus gained 147 yards on 35 carries and scored once as the Raiders held the ball for nearly 44 minutes overall and gained 376 yards. Those Raiders were poised to go into the locker room at halftime trailing only 7-0 before a special teams mistake gave the Orange a chance for a quick score and they capitalized.Syracuse ended up winning 42-7, taking advantage of Colgates lack of discipline. The Raiders were called for seven penalties for 60 yards in the opening half, and that helped seal their fate.Hopefully, well be able to hang in there a little bit longer, finish those drives, make some more stops, second-year Colgate coach Dan Hunt said. If we can keep it within a score or two into the fourth quarter, thats a situation weve been in quite a bit. Hopefully, our experience from last year will kick in a little bit.While Babers might know what to expect from Colgate, Hunt and his staff know its a guessing game on their end. Babers is tweaking the up-tempo offense he brought with him from Bowling Green via Eastern Illinois and Baylor, so it remains a work in progress.We have no idea, Hunt said. Everything hes done for two years at Bowling Green that weve been looking at -- is it the same as what were going to see? Were just going to have to figure that out as were going.Other things to know when Syracuse hosts Colgate in the Oranges first game under Babers:DUNGEYS THE MANSyracuse QB Eric Dungey, who threw for 1,298 yards in 2015, has put on 15 pounds of muscle as he gets set for his sophomore season. He suffered at least one concussion last season and missed four games after taking over as the starter in the opener. Babers wants his quarterbacks to stay in the pocket and Dungey, who likes to run, is ready to oblige.I was too small last year, Dungey said. In high school I was able to do that (hurdle players), break tackles, run over guys. But everyones a lot bigger here, so you just have to be smart, be smart with your body.THE SERIESColgate holds a 31-30-5 series advantage over Syracuse, but the Orange have won the last 15. This is Colgates fourth straight road season opener against a BCS opponent, and no success so far. The Raiders have been outscored 115-33 in losses to Air Force, Ball State and Navy in the past three.PURRING OFFENSEColgate QB Jake Melville compiled 3,625 yards of total offense last season (2,552 yards passing and 1,073 rushing) in guiding an offense that suffered only two interceptions to lead the nation. Tailback James Holland led the Raiders and finished seventh nationally with 16 touchdowns and 96 points.DISCIPLINE, DISCIPLINELast season, Colgate led the Patriot League in fewest penalties per game (4.8) and was among the top 10 nationally in both fewest sacks allowed and fewest tackles-for-loss allowed.UPSET CITY?Colgate has to look back only to 2014 for inspiration against Syracuse. The Orange were just plain lucky to beat Villanova, also of the FCS, 27-26 in double overtime. It took a trick play -- a pass by punter Riley Dixon -- to produce the winning touchdown and a failed gamble by the Wildcats on a two-point conversion attempt to finally get the job done.Wholesale Jordans UK . Soukalova missed only one target and completed the 15-kilometre course in 40 minutes, 32.6 seconds for both victories in this seasons individual discipline. Darya Domracheva of Belarus was second, 34. 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JOHNS, N.LOS ANGELES --?Rams?quarterback?Jared Goffs NFL debut was cut a bit short Saturday night, when head coach Jeff Fisher sat him after only two series.Fisher said he planned to play Goff throughout the third quarter against the Dallas Cowboys in the teams preseason opener, but when he learned at the half that the rookie quarterback had a sore non-throwing shoulder after taking a hit in the second quarter, Fisher decided to sit him.At halftime, he was getting stiff, and I didnt want to mess around with it, Fisher said.Both Fisher and Goff said the injury was not serious.Im fine, Goff said. Ive played through much worse.Goff, the No.1 overall pick in Aprils draft, completed just 4 of 9 passes for 38 yards in the Rams?28-24 win. Two passes were dropped. He also threw ann interception.ddddddddddddGoff was banged up when hit by Dallas linebacker Derek Akunne in his first series.He got hit, and the ball floated, Fisher said. He understands that.Fisher said he expects the rookie to be able to practice this week. The Rams host the Chiefs next Saturday.?He was fine, Fisher said. Nothing was too big for him. He was at ease. It was fun.Goff did return for a second series and might have thrown his first touchdown pass, if rookie receiver Pharoh Cooper had not dropped the ball.It would have been great, but I have a lot of football ahead of me, Goff said. Hopefully next week I can have a little more production. ' ' '