SU gets the ball first. Syracuse drives into Albany territory but can’t convert a third and one. A QB draw on fourth down extends the drive. Sean Tucker runs it in two players later. 7-0 Cuse.
Syracuse forces a three and out on the first Albany drive. Albany picked up 9 on a WR screen on first down, but Syracuse held from there. Orange takes over at its own 19.
Luke Benson appears to be done for the day. After two passes to him on the first drive, Benson hobbled off and went to the locker room. He came out with a brace on his leg, attempted to run on it, but could not.
Albany is able to get a little drive going thanks to a long pass completion on third down. The Orange stalls the drive to force a field goal, which is good. Syracuse leads 14-3. That was the first FG attempt of the season for Albany.