Syracuse, N.Y. – Syracuse avoided falling to 0-2 on the year by escaping with a 27-20 overtime victory against Connecticut on Saturday afternoon in the JMA Wireless Dome.

Here’s the best of what we heard from coaches and players after the game.

Fran Brown

On what he told Steve Angeli during his mid-game struggles

“When he threw the pick, I just said, ‘You got to have fun. Stop playing like I played in high school.’ ”

On freshman Antoine Deslauriers’ back-to-back pass deflections on the final two plays

“He’s a good kid. He works hard. He’s smart. He’s relentless. He keeps working. He keeps pushing. He works his butt off. And he’s ripped up (as he motioned to his biceps). He’s legit.”

On the postgame sprints

“I don’t want to say something and then I don’t do it. I don’t want to

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