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Syracuse Orange football's 8th-year senior David Reese shares touching story of his hard journey
Syracuse Orange football's 8th-year senior David Reese shares touching story of his hard journey

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time09-08-2025

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Syracuse Orange football's 8th-year senior David Reese shares touching story of his hard journey

Syracuse Orange football's 8th-year senior David Reese shares touching story of his hard journey originally appeared on The Sporting News Syracuse's defense will be led in part this season by an eighth-year senior. That's right. David Reese has been in college football double the amount of many careers. And it's been quite the journey for the Cal transfer who just joined the Orange for this season. He started his college career at Florida, where he was a redshirt. He has missed a season with a torn Achilles. He has also missed a season with a torn patellar tendon. Add to that COVID eligibility and Reese is still going. 'When people tell me God ain't real I kind of have to look at them crazy,' Reese told 'Being able to come back from an Achilles injury and accomplish what I was able to accomplish, I amazed myself.' Reese spent two seasons at Cal and recorded 11 sacks and five forced fumbles across the two campaigns as a playmaking edge rusher. He has learned lessons from the tough journey. 'I started to realize they were all like stepping stones throughout my life,' Reese told 'Building me up as a person, building my character.' He chose Syracuse over UNLV and Oklahoma State because of the way he connected with Fran Brown. 'It was about who I am as a person off the field,' Reese said. 'Stuff like that really drew me to him because you don't always hear a head coach preach about believing in God, believing in hard work. That was really big for me.' This will be Reese's final college season. And now in central New York, he hopes to make the most of a single campaign for the Orange at the end of an incredible adventure. MORE: Syracuse has a 17-year old freshman who could be a 2-way player

Big 22: West Charlotte LB Elijah Littlejohn
Big 22: West Charlotte LB Elijah Littlejohn

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time08-08-2025

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Big 22: West Charlotte LB Elijah Littlejohn

West Charlotte linebacker Elijah Littlejohn is setting the bar high for his senior season. Littlejohn is prepping for one more productive season before he goes to Penn State next year. >>Click here to check out Channel 9's High School Football Page >> In the video at the top of the page, see how Blee has taken on the starting role for the last three seasons. We're profiling 22 players in 2 months for Channel 9's Big 22 throughout August. Tune into Channel 9 each day to see local stars featured. VIDEO: Channel 9's Big 22 players to watch 2025

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