{"id":84749,"date":"2022-10-02T14:54:13","date_gmt":"2022-10-02T14:54:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/the-mercy-rule-doesnt-exist-in-college-football-or-does-it-what-theyre-saying-off-syracuse-wagner\/"},"modified":"2022-10-02T14:54:13","modified_gmt":"2022-10-02T14:54:13","slug":"the-mercy-rule-doesnt-exist-in-college-football-or-does-it-what-theyre-saying-off-syracuse-wagner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/the-mercy-rule-doesnt-exist-in-college-football-or-does-it-what-theyre-saying-off-syracuse-wagner\/","title":{"rendered":"The mercy rule doesn’t exist in college football. Or does it? (what they’re saying off Syracuse-Wagner)"},"content":{"rendered":"
Syracuse, NY \u2014 Syracuse football is 5-0 following a 59-0 victory against Wagner on Saturday night in the JMA Wireless Dome.<\/p>\n
In an exceptional agreement between both sides at halftime, the game featured 10-minute quarters in the second half with the Orange leading 49-0.<\/p>\n
The exhibition featured a career outing by running back Sean Tucker, who will have to settle for a 232-yard, three-touchdown performance on a night he was intent on breaking the school’s single-game rushing record. (He came up 20 yards shy of Joe Morris’ mark.)<\/p>\n
Quarterback Garrett Shrader set an unbreakable record by going 17-for-17 for 238 yards and three total touchdowns (two pass, one rush).<\/p>\n
He bested Don McPherson and Troy Nunes for highest completion percentage in a game with at least 10 attempts.<\/p>\n
McPherson and Nunes shared the record of 90.9% against Colgate on Oct. 24, 1987 and against Brigham Young on Sept. 30, 2000, respectively.<\/p>\n
Here’s what social media is saying after SU remained undefeated on the season:<\/p>\n