Beat writers unanimously choose Notre Dame over Syracuse Courtesy of Rich Barnes | USA TODAY Sports The Orange face Notre Dame for a rematch after losing their first meeting 18-11 in the Carrier Dome. Facebook Subscribe to our sports newsletter here Syracuse upset Virginia last weekend for the second time this season behind a career-best performance from the Orange’s faceoff specialist Jakob Phaup. SU enters Saturday’s matchup against Notre Dame without attack Chase Scanlan, who was suspended from the team last week after he was involved in what the Department of Public Safety classified as a domestic incident. Scanlan was reinstated by head coach John Desko on Monday, but he will not travel with the team to Notre Dame.