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SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- Syracuse coach Dino Babers is the first to admit that it wasnt exactly love at first sight with wideout Amba Etta-Tawo.When I was at Bowling Green last year, we played Maryland; I didnt really remember Amba in the game, said Babers, hired by Syracuse in December to replace Scott Shafer.Now its difficult not to notice the elusive Etta-Tawo, who apparently liked what he saw in Babers up-tempo style of offense during Bowling Greens 48-27 win over the Terps in 2015 and transferred to Syracuse for his final year of eligibility.Three games into the season, Etta-Tawo is thriving in the Oranges new offense. He leads the Atlantic Coast Conference and ranks third nationally in receiving yards per game (145.3), and his 9.3 receptions per game are tied for fourth in the Football Bowl Subdivision.I think Ive adjusted pretty well (to Babers system), but theres always room for improvement, said Etta-Tawo, whose parents are Nigerian. Just take it step by step, and at the end of the day everything will work out.Etta-Tawo has 28 catches for 436 yards -- an average of 15.6 yards per catch -- and three touchdowns. That receiving yardage total is the most ever for a Syracuse player in the first three games of a season. No surprise that his name was added this week to the national watch list for the Biletnikoff Award , given annually to the best receiver in the nation.Amba has been outstanding. Hes been a pleasant surprise, Babers said. Obviously, we had no idea hed be able to do the things that hes done so far, but it doesnt surprise me with the work ethic that he put in when he started here, coming in the summer, working with (quarterback) Eric Dungey, the way he goes about his work in practice.Etta-Tawos first game with the Orange is one hell likely remember forever. He caught 12 passes for 210 yards in a 33-7 victory over Football Championship Subdivision foe Colgate. Against then-No. 13 Louisville in Week 2, he had eight catches for 103 yards and two scores, one a 47-yarder, in a lopsided home loss to the rising Cardinals. He followed that with eight receptions for 123 yards in a loss against South Florida on Saturday in the Carrier Dome.Thats an impressive improvement from his time at Maryland, where Etta-Tawo had 61 catches for 938 yards and scored three times.I knew what I could do, said Etta-Tawo, who led Maryland with five catches for 49 yards in that game against Babers and Bowling Green last season. Its just learning what the coaches are preaching. Theyve done a great job teaching me new techniques and things to up my game a little bit.If youre on the same page as the quarterback, youre going to make it work.Syracuse (1-2) travels on Saturday to UConn (2-1), which could use a threat like the speedy, 6-foot-2, 202-pound Etta-Tawo. 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Its great that we have that little bit of a buffer but weve got another two massive games coming up.We go down to Bournemouth and then play Aston Villa and if we get two positive results then we are more or less there.But theres still a huge amount of work to do.Norwich pushed right until the final whistle and could have secured a point as chances fell to Nathan Redmond and Patrick Bamford in the closing stages. Gylfi Sigurdsson (c) and Neil Taylor (l) celebrate Swanseas 1-0 win However, Curtis was full of praise for his sides character as they held on for a crucial three points.He said: We almost threw it away at the end. Norwich threw men forward and they are probably a bit unlucky to get something at the end. Whether it was deserved or not they created a few chances.Thankfully we held in there and sometimmes you have to dig deep and show character.ddddddddddddTo be fair we showed the ability and the character within the group.Swansea boss Guidolin has now missed his sides last two matches as he bids to recover from a chest infection. Phil Thompson has his say on Swanseas 1-0 win Curtis admitted he expected the Italian to be back for the clash with Norwich but thinks he will be feeling much better after Swanseas performance.[Guidolin] got in touch through one of the coaches to congratulate everybody on a big three points, Curtis added.I imagine he will feel a lot healthier after that performance.When asked if Guidolin will be back in the dugout for his sides match against Bournemouth, Curtis said: I hope so. I thought hed be back for todays game but I think hes due to leave the hospital on Monday.It may be a couple of days before we see him in training but hopefully hell be ok for next weekend.Also See:Swansea edge closer to safetyTableLive on SkyFixtures ' ' '