Syracuse Wins in Overtime 42-41 by Going for Two
Down 41-34 in overtime, Syracuse scored a touchdown and then did not kick. Amari Odom ran in the two-point conversion, and Syracuse beat UConn 42-41.
It looked like a runaway for a while. Syracuse led 27-7 after Umari Hatcher's second touchdown catch (41 yards) with 3:19 left in the second quarter, and 34-14 after Odom hit Daunte Bacheyie from 34 yards in the third. UConn answered with Cyncir Bowers' 10-yard run (the extra point failed), a seven-yard pass from Kalieb Osborne to Xavier Watson, and then Bowers broke a 71-yard run with 11:52 left in the fourth to tie it at 34. Nobody scored the rest of regulation.
In overtime Osborne found Trey Cornist from 25 yards to make it 41-34. Odom answered by throwing a 17-yard touchdown to Hatcher, and with the choice of a kick to tie or a try for the win, Syracuse went for two and got it. Between them the teams had two extra-point problems (UConn missed one, Syracuse had one blocked), and the game ended on a one-point margin.
Cyncir Bowers did a lot of the work for the home side, 16 carries for 163 yards and two touchdowns, and UConn ran for 194 yards on just 33 carries. Syracuse ran more, 47 carries for 175 yards, with Tylik Hill taking 28 of them for 140.
The yards were even (Syracuse 510, UConn 512). Syracuse threw two interceptions and UConn lost two fumbles. Syracuse is 2-2 and UConn is 2-3. Odom threw five touchdown passes and Hatcher caught three of them, which is a good week for anyone who owned either.