Pitarresi: You'll see a lot of Brinkley Saturday

Earlier this week, coach Greg Robinson wouldn’t say what his running back rotation would be when his Syracuse University Orange visit West Virginia.

 

Robinson probably will have Curtis Brinkley, Paul Hogue (a tweaked ankle against Pittsburgh), Delone Carter (coming back from a pulled hamstring after missing two games) and freshman Antwon Bailey all ready to go.

 

The last few games, Brinkley has been the starter, and Hogue would play every third series. Against Pittsburgh, however, Bailey came in when Hogue was hurt. Okay, but the score was tied 24-24 and Brinkley, who was having a very good game, was sitting on the bench. The Orange didn’t move the ball, and they eventually lost the game. True, the defense failed to stop the Panthers at any time in the second half, but SU still had a chance to control the ball and score more points.

 

I get the sense you won’t see that happen again, and that you’ll see an awful lot of Brinkley Saturday. He is SU’s best offensive player and he has to be in there 75 percent of the time.