SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Wide receiver No. 13 reached up for a pass that threatened to soar over his head, hauling it in for a remarkable touchdown. The ACC Network went so far as to compare Elic Ayomanor’s first-quarter touchdown Odell Beckham Jr.’s famous one-handed catch for the New York Giants in 2014. Aggressive? Maybe, but there is no denying the impact that the sophomore wide receiver has made on a rebuilding Stanford Cardinal program. On Friday night at Syracuse, he made the night’s two biggest plays in a 26-24 upset win to take his team to 2-1, and 1-0 as new members of the ACC.
First came the one-handed grab at the 7:22 mark of the first quarter. Ayomanor, who finished with seven catches for 87 yards and the score, should be featured on every early-season highlight reel.
One person who wasn’t surprised: Cardinal quarterback Ashton Daniels, who has come to expect this from his teammate…