Syracuse players recovering after stabbings

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Syracuse coach Dino Babers said Wednesday that one Syracuse stabbing victim, Corey Winfield, has already been released from the hospital, and he is optimistic that the second one, Chauncey Scissum, will be released this weekend.

The two defensive backs were stabbed Saturday evening on the university’s south campus, allegedly by former Syracuse defensive back Naesean Howard. The 20-year-old Howard was charged with assault and criminal possession of a weapon. He entered a not guilty plea Monday and was immediately suspended from the school.

Howard, a former Orange defensive back, left the program in September 2014 before re-enrolling this year with the hope of rejoining the team. He has never played in a game for Syracuse.

Speaking on the ACC coaches’ spring teleconference in his first public remarks since the stabbings, Babers elaborated on his earlier decision not to allow Howard back on the team.

“I just think that any time you’re starting a program, I think you’re really worrying about the camaraderie of a football team, and you’re looking for positives, not negatives,” Babers said. “When you go …

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