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Syracuse defensive end Luke Arciniega won’t use final year of eligibility

Logan Reidsma | Photo Editor

Defensive end Luke Arciniega (5) won't use his final year of eligibility, he posted on his Instagram on Sunday.

Syracuse junior defensive end Luke Arciniega will not use his final year of eligibility, he posted on Instagram Sunday.

He medically redshirted in 2014 and in March, received two years of eligibility back from the NCAA. He was honored with the Orange’s graduating class during Saturday’s Senior Day festivities.

“Last time stepping on a football field as a player. Time flys been playing this game since I was 7,” Arciniega posted. “Couldn’t be more proud to end my career with these coaches and my brothers here one last time in the Dome. #BleedOrange #ForeverOrange”

Arciniega missed the final four games of the season after taking a helmet-to-helmet on Oct. 31 vs. Florida State. He graduated from high school in 2010 and was medically disqualified from Nevada before even playing a game. He spent the next year trying to get cleared, but eventually transferred to Sierra College and played there in the 2012 season. He’s spent the last three years at SU.

Arciniega finished this season second on the team in sacks with four and fifth in tackles for loss with five and a half.







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