Fire Major Applewhite!

A redshirt freshman, pressed into duty after injuries to the starter, comes out of nowhere to carry his team his team to victory... now where have I heard this story? Try The Legend of Major Applewhite, chapter 1. It's likely, however, that Major was not quite as big a fan of the sequel which opened yesterday as UConn's D.J. Hernandez, pressed into duty after starter Matt Bonislawshi went down with a broken collarbone, ran roughshod over the Orangemen 26-7.

Applewhite's troubled protege, Syracuse QB Perry Patterson, meanwhile continued his erratic play with a Bomar-esque performance, 10-of-28 for 125 yards with one interception. Backup QB Joe Fields also got on the field to offer up an interception. At 1-4 something is wrong in Syracuse, NY!