Louisville football preview: 5 things to watch in the Syracuse game
By Derek Snyder
No. 2: Syracuse Wide Receiver, Amba Etta-Tawo
The transfer from Maryland had a huge first game with Syracuse last Friday night. Syracuse now has a legitimate receiving threat to aid head coach Dino Baber’s system and quarterback Eric Dungey. At 6-foot-2 and 202 pounds, Etta-Tawo is a guy that Louisville needs to keep an eye on this coming Friday night.
Speaking of his huge first game with Syracuse, he was able to pull down 12 receptions for 210 yards and one touchdown. The Orange’s offense relies largely around completing short, quick passes throughout the game. They can nickel and dime teams all game long.
Etta-Tawo’s biggest grab of the night was a 43 yard touchdown from Dungey in the first half of their game versus Colgate. They caught the Raiders sleeping at a crucial point in the game. Just because they want to run short, quick routes, doesn’t mean that they wont try to force the football down the field.
Louisville is set to face some great receivers for the rest of this season. Etta-Tawo is an experienced receiver who can really cause problems for shorter defensive backs. If the Cardinals can be physical with him, they should be able to contain how many receiving yards he has in this game.
He will still get his fair of receptions, but as long as they aren’t big plays, Louisville will walk out of New York victorious.