Syracuse running back hints his transfer is not his choice: ‘I hoped to stay’

Updated: Dec. 07, 2025, 12:27 p.m.Malachi James of Burlington City competes in the boys 100 yard dash during the NJSIAA Groups 1 and 4 meet Day 1 at Franklin High School in Somerset, NJ, Friday June 7, 2024. Duncan Williams | For NJ Advance Media By Javon Edmonds | jedmonds@syracuse.com Syracuse, N.Y. — Sophomore running back Malachi James is entering the transfer portal, he said Sunday. Sharing the news on social media, James hinted he was being forced out of the program, saying he “hoped to stay.” “I want to be clear: I hoped to stay at Syracuse, but circumstances beyond my control make it best for me both short-term and long-term to begin a new...