In Episode 39 of the Syracuse Sports Podcast, Syracuse Football offensive lineman Sam Heckel talks to Brent Axe about how he manages to play college football despite having a rare blood disease. Sam describes how grueling the treatments can be for congenital thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP), how rare the disease is and why he has taken on a role with Uplifting Athletes to bring awareness to the disease. Brent and Sam also discuss the upcoming 2018 Syracuse Football season. Also on this week's episode, Boeheim's Army returns for another run at the $2 million prize of The Basketball Tournament. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices