ATLANTA — Earlier this week, Syracuse head coach Scott Shafer said Brisly Estime “can’t have too many pots on the stove.”

 

But Saturday afternoon, Shafer decided to add another pot to the stove that is Estime’s arsenal of weapons. Estime returned two punts and one kickoff for Syracuse (3-4, 1-2 Atlantic Coast) in the Orange’s 56-0 monstrosity of a loss to Georgia Tech (4-3, 3-2) at Bobby Dodd Stadium.

 

“That was exciting for me to see him get out there and make some plays with the return game,” Shafer said.

 

On Thursday, Shafer said he and the rest of the coaching staff opted to use Estime exclusively as an H-back. Yet Saturday, he was back for Syracuse returning kicks.

 

In the fourth quarter, Estime returned a kickoff 15 yards to the SU 24. Later in the quarter, he burst along the far sideline for a 43-yard punt return. It looked like there was a chance he’d take it to the house, but punter Sean Poole forced him out of bounds at midfield.

 

Prince-Tyson Gulley also had a strong game returning kicks for the Orange. He finished with five returns for a total of 128 yards.

 

Gulley unleashed a 49-yard return in the first quarter, putting SU in strong field position. But as was the case all game, Syracuse failed to capitalize.

Published on October 20, 2013 at 2:27 pm

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