Syracuse and Duke have shown this season that they can battle through adversity.

The Orange will face a significant challenge the rest of the way, as they will take the field without quarterback Steve Angeli on Saturday when they host the Blue Devils.

Angeli came into last week's game against Clemson leading the nation in passing yards, and he threw for 244 and two touchdowns against the Tigers before tearing his left Achilles tendon. The Notre Dame transfer will miss the remainder of the season -- his first with the Orange (3-1, 1-0 Atlantic Coast Conference).

"I'm sorry that he has to go through it, but it's part of the game," Syracuse coach Fran Brown said. "It's part of being a human."

The next man up for the Orange is redshirt sophomore Rickie Collins, a transfer from LSU who will

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