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Amari Odom's 5 TDs and 2-point conversion help Syracuse survive UConn 42-41 in overtime

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Fuller, B. J. (2026, October 3). Amari Odom's 5 TDs and 2-point conversion help Syracuse survive UConn 42-41 in overtime. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/football/amari-odom-s-5-tds-and-2-point-conversion-help-syracuse-survive-uconn-42-41-in-overtime/article_60ffbf61-5bf2-5d72-b5b4-4f11c4ac0478.html

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Amari Odom's five touchdown passes and a successful two-point conversion run secured Syracuse’s 42-41 victory over UConn in overtime on Saturday. Despite trailing by 20 points at one point, UConn rallied to tie the game late but ultimately fell short after Odom’s decisive play. Odom threw for 335 yards and also ran for a touchdown, while Cyncir Bowers led UConn with 163 rushing yards and two touchdowns.

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On Saturday, Syracuse narrowly defeated UConn in an overtime game at East Hartford, Connecticut, winning 42-41. Amari Odom, making his first start for Syracuse, threw five touchdowns and also scored the decisive two-point conversion on the final play of overtime to secure the victory. UConn had rallied from a 20-point deficit, scoring 27 consecutive points before forcing overtime with just over eleven minutes left in regulation. The game saw significant drama, including Javon Brown, UConn's leading receiver, being taken off the field on a stretcher late in the third quarter due to an injury sustained while trying to secure a pass in the end zone. Despite the setback, UConn took its first lead since the opening quarter when Osborne threw a 25-yard touchdown pass to Trey Cornist early in overtime. Syracuse's victory was ultimately secured by Odom's performance and strategic decision-making late in the game.

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By Jim Fuller

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🔮 UConn drove into Syracuse territory, but couldn’t get close enough for a field goal.

2026-10-03 · assertive framing · Amari Odom's 5 TDs and 2-point conversion help Syracuse survive UConn 42-41 in overtime

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ACC Huskies Orange Syracuse UConn

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UConn ORG · 10× Syracuse ORG · 7× Odom PERSON · 4× Huskies ORG · 3× ACC ORG · 2× Orange ORG · 2× Amari Odom’s PERSON · 1× Conn. GPE · 1× EAST HARTFORD GPE · 1× the Syracuse Orange ORG · 1×

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UConn receiver Javon Brown, the Huskies’ leader with 14 catches this season, was taken off the field on a stretcher with 3:31 left in the third quarter after trying to secure a pass in the end zone.

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🔮 UConn drove into Syracuse territory, but couldn’t get close enough for a field goal.

2026-10-03 · Toronto Star

Amari Odom's 5 TDs and 2-point conversion help Syracuse survive UConn 42-41 in overtime · assertive framing

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Amari Odom’s fifth touchdown of the game and successful two-point conversion run on the final play of overtime lifted the Syracuse Orange to a 42-41 win over UConn on Saturday. asserted

touchdown → lift → Saturday

UConn had scored 27 consecutive points and had a chance to win the game with a fourth-down stop. asserted

UConn → score → stop

However, Odom, making his first start for Syracuse, found Umari in the end zone, and when the Huskies were called for roughing the passer, the Orange decided to go for the two-point conversion. asserted

Orange → make → conversion

UConn’s first play in overtime was originally ruled as a fumble that was recovered by Syracuse. asserted

that → rule → Syracuse

It was changed to an incomplete pass after a short review. asserted

It → change → review

On the next play, Osborne threw a 25-yard touchdown pass to Trey Cornist to give UConn its first lead since the opening quarter. asserted

Osborne → throw → quarter

UConn rallied from a 20-point deficit to tie the game on a 71-yard touchdown run by Cyncir Bowers with 11:52 remaining. asserted

UConn → rally → 11:52

Syracuse was driving for the go-ahead score, but Odom’s pass was intercepted by Jayden Price at the 1-yard line. asserted

pass → drive → line

UConn drove into Syracuse territory, but couldn’t get close enough for a field goal. asserted

UConn → drive → goal

Syracuse missed a 44-yard field goal on the final play of regulation. asserted

Syracuse → miss → regulation

Odom finished with 335 yards and also ran for a touchdown. asserted

Odom → finish → touchdown

Hatcher had 12 catches for 152 yards and three touchdowns for the Orange (2-2). asserted

Hatcher → have → Orange

Bowers ran for 163 yards and two touchdowns for UConn (2-3). asserted

Bowers → run → UConn

Brown → take → zone

Odom started in place of Steve Angeli, one of the lowest-rated quarterbacks in the ACC. asserted

Odom → start → ACC

He was nearly perfect in the first half, but did have two interceptions. asserted

He → have → interceptions

The Huskies nearly defeated an ACC team at home for the second season in a row after upsetting Duke in 2025. asserted

Huskies → defeat → 2025

Up next Syracuse: Plays at Virginia on Oct. 10. asserted

Syracuse → play → Oct.