Yellowstone actor Cole Hauser attends Syracuse vs. Notre Dame basketball game

Syracuse, NY If the Syracuse Orange needs a roper, raiser, fixer or killer, they’ll have it tonight against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.

Cole Hauser, the actor who plays Rip Wheeler on the hit TV series Yellowstone, attended Syracuse-Notre Dame as a guest of Syracuse super fan Adam Weitsman.

Hausers character Rip Wheeler is the best worker on the Yellowstone ranch, owned by John Dutton, played by Kevin Costner. Wheeler is a no-nonsense fight finisher on the popular show about the Dutton family and their Montana ranch.

Weitsman is the executive producer of a film project Hauser is working on in New York.

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Weitsman often invites celebrities to join him in his courtside seats at Syracuse basketball games. His former guests include Buffalo Bills players Josh Allen, Stefon Diggs and Gabe Davis, NFL star Tom Brady, NBA star Giannis Antetokounmpo and Tonight Show host Jimmy Fallon.

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