A little known story of 8 student-athletes who risked their futures to protest injustices at Syracuse University. Their attempt to follow in the footsteps of Syracuse University legends like Ernie Daivs, Jim Brown and Floyd Little is chronicled in Leveling the Playing Field: The Story of the Syracuse 8.
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