Syracuse receiver Trebor Peña puts stamp on career year
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Carlos Leon-Trejo, Contributor
- December 2, 2024
Trebor Peña sets several career marks against Miami
Trebor Peña saved his best performance of the season for Syracuse’s biggest game, helping the Orange upset Miami. The speedy receiver from Ocean Township, N.J., had a career-high 128 receiving yards in a 42-38 victory.
Peña also had an 11-yard run, which was his longest of the season. The redshirt junior’s numbers would have been even more impressive if not for a questionable illegal formation penalty that wiped out a 40-yard touchdown. Nonetheless, Trevor Peña delivered to knock the Hurricanes out of the ACC Championship Game.
Peña and the Orange overcame a 21-0 deficit. He torched the Miami secondary on a 50-yard reception, which was also his longest of the year. Peña also had a 25-yard touchdown reception to help Syracuse tie the score at 21 early in the third quarter.
Considering the magnitude of the victory, Trevor Peña is Our Esquina’s Latino College Football Player of the Week.
Peña’s story is one of perseverance. He was limited to a pair of punt returns against Army in 2023 because of injuries. He had 22 catches for 203 yards in 2022, and only 67 receiving yards on two receptions in 2021.
Trebor Peña returns to form
Trebor Peña had been a return specialist for most of his injury-plagued career until this year. It’s an understatement to declare this season a breakout year for Peña, who has 79 receptions for 871 receiving yards and seven touchdowns.
“We don’t quit. We fight,” he told Syracuse.com. “That’s what Coach Fran (Brown) instills in us and he lives by that.”
Trebor Peña was talking about the team overall with that quote. That statement, however, also captures his own determination to rally back for the best season of his career.
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Xavier Restrepo had nine receptions for 148 yards and a touchdown. His longest catch was for 40 yards. Restrepo has 11 touchdowns and 1,127 receiving yards this season.
Miami tight end Elijah Arroyo had five receptions for 44 yards and a touchdown. Arroyo has 31 receptions for 526 yards and six touchdowns this season. Hurricanes running back Damien Martinez rushed for 84 yards and a touchdown. His longest run of the game was for 29 yards. Martinez has 145 carries for 823 yards and nine touchdowns this season.
Miami kicker Andres Borregales accounted for eight points against Syracuse. Borregales went 5-for-5 in extra points and scored a 27-yard field goal in the Hurricanes’ 42-38 loss. Miami sophomore linebacker Raul Aguirre Jr. had three tackles (two solo).
Kicking it
Illinois kicker David Olano made a 24-yard field goal in a 38-28 victory against Northwestern. Olano went 5-for-5 in extra points. San Diego State kicker Gabriel Plascencia accounted for two points in the Aztecs’ 31-20 loss to Air Force. Plascencia went 2-for-2 in extra points.
Damian Ramos accounted for 13 points in LSU’s dominant 37-17 victory over Oklahoma. Ramos went 4-for-4 in extra points and scored a 34-yard field goal. Alejandro Mata was 6-for-6 on PATs for Colorado and scored a 33-yard field goal in the Buffaloes‘ shutout 52-0 victory over Oklahoma State.
Junior linebacker Tyler Martinez had six tackles for New Mexico State in a 42-35 loss to UTEP. Notre Dame defensive tackle Gabe Rubio had two tackles and one sack in a 49-35 victory over USC. Iowa’s Sebastian Castro had 11 tackles (eight solo) in Iowa’s 13-10 victory over Nebraska. Senior linebacker Kain Medrano finished with eight tackles (seven solo) and a sack in UCLA’s 20-13 victory over Fresno State.
Freshman defensive back Peyton Woodyard had four tackles (one solo) for Oregon in a dominant 49-21 victory over Washington. Alabama tight end Josh Cuevas had three catches for 31 yards in a 28-14 victory over Auburn.
UTSA sophomore David Amador II had seven catches for 75 yards in a 29-24 loss against Army. UCLA receiver Logan Loya had two receptions for 40 yards.
Tony Rojas picks one off
Sophomore Tony Rojas got his second interception of the season on Saturday against Maryland. It was also the Penn State linebacker’s second interception in as many seasons against the Terrapins.
Rojas finished with three tackles (one solo) in a 44-7 victory. Michigan State defensive back Nikai Martinez had four total tackles (two solo) in a 41-14 loss against Rutgers.
Washington State receiver Carlos Hernandez had four receptions for 47 yards in Washington’s 15-14 loss to Wyoming. NC State sophomore Kevin Concepcion had three receptions for 44 yards and a touchdown in a 35-30 victory over North Carolina.
App State quarterback Joey Aguilar completed 19 of 35 passing attempts for 290 yards and two touchdowns with two interceptions in a 29-20 loss against the Southern Eagles.
Vanderbilt quarterback Diego Pavia completed 8 of 17 passes for 104 yards with a touchdown and an interception in a 36-23 loss against Tennessee.
Featured art courtesy of Syracuse Athletics.
Carlos Leon-Trejo
Contributor
Carlos Leon-Trejo is a co-host on the Bring on the Blitz! podcast on the Our Esquina network. A graduate of the University of Houston-Victoria, Leon-Trejo teaches fifth grade math and science in Houston ISD.
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