 Syracuse, N.Y. If the Syracuse Orange needs a roper, rancher, fixer or bruiser, itll have it tonight against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. Cole Hauser, the actor who plays Rip Wheeler on the hit TV show Yellowstone, attended the Syracuse-Notre Dame as a guest of Syracuse super-fan Adam Weitsman. Hausers Rip Wheeler character is ... Yellowstone actor attends SU basketball game vs. Notre Dame... 