Inside the Loud House

4 days ago | insidetheloudhouse.com | Neil Adler

Come July 1, the Syracuse Orange and other athletics departments around the country have been preparing to begin directly paying their athletes for the first time in the history of college sports. But things are in a state of flux right now, experts say. That's because the federal judge overseeing the House v. NCAA settlement, Claudia Wilken, has yet to issue a final ruling on whether the landmark settlement is approved or not.

4 days ago | insidetheloudhouse.com | Neil Adler

Lucas Morillo, the New York product who holds interest from the Syracuse basketball coaching staff, continues to soar in the 2026 national rankings. On Monday, On3 refreshed its top 150 for this class. Morillo, a four-star combo guard, moved from No. 87 overall to No. 41 around the country in his cycle. On3 also places the 6-foot-7 Morillo at No. 6 at his position and No. 1 in Massachusetts within the 2026 class. Currently, ESPN has him as four stars and No. 64 nationally.

4 days ago | insidetheloudhouse.com | Neil Adler

Over the past few days, Syracuse basketball 2026 priority target Deron Rippey Jr. from Brooklyn, N.Y., was overseas in Italy at a showcase event put on by Adidas. And according to analysts and scouts, the five-star point guard didn't disappoint. In fact, the 6-foot-2 Rippey put forth several impressive performances, according to posts on X. Rippey was among those top-flight prospects competing at the 2025 Adidas Eurocamp, which ran from May 31 to June 2 in Treviso, Italy.

5 days ago | insidetheloudhouse.com | Neil Adler

As much as I admire Fran Brown for what he did in the 2024 season, his first campaign as Syracuse football's head coach, I respect him more for who he is as a person, and his leadership away from the field. I've written several columns on this theme, and I'm doing it again today, because Coach had a lovely post on X this past Saturday that simply reiterated my feelings about Brown. I know that many other Orange fans feel the same way about him. Brown is a lovely blend of no-nonsense and kindness.

5 days ago | insidetheloudhouse.com | Neil Adler

Syracuse basketball coaches are still on the lookout for their first verbal pledge in the team's 2026 class. Might four-star small forward Vaughn Karvala from Wisconsin ultimately be the Orange's first verbal commit among rising high school seniors? We'll have to wait and see. But when I glanced at the On3 Web site on Sunday, it did seem like the 'Cuse is in a good spot for the 6-foot-6 wing/small forward, a fast-rising prospect in the 2026 cycle.