If you wanted evidence of the shifting demographics of Division 1 college lacrosse, you could start by looking at the career of Maryland coach John Tillman. John Tillman and the Terps? On the heels of a national championship game, why would you possibly focus on the runner-up? And yes, however narrowly and heartbreakingly, Maryland did, after…
Players from outside traditional lacrosse hotbeds have been honored as the Under Armour All-Americans since the event’s inaugural game in 2006. That first game, for instance, included a 6’6, 260 lb. attackman from Rancho Bernardo High School and San Diego who more closely resembled an N.F.L. lineman—something which he ultimately became. But Will Yeatman was…
Will Jared Bernhardt play college lacrosse in 2021? It might seem ridiculous to focus on whether an individual player will be on a college lacrosse field next spring when it’s still unclear whether anyone will be. Granted, Bernhardt’s an exceptional talent. A First-Team All-American and Tewaaraton Award finalist, the Maryland attackman is also indisputably one…
It’s been addition by subtraction for the Mercer, Georgia’s only Division 1 college lacrosse program. Following the resignation of Kyle Hannan in August, the Macon-based school had named Chad Surman as his interim replacement. With an announcement yesterday by Mercer Director of Athletics Jim Cole, the interim part of the title is now gone: Surman…
It’s pretty easy to snicker at Jacksonville University’s self-proclaimed status as the “Lacrosse Capital of The South”. That’s assuming you came across the conceit on, say, a yard sign planted next to some sun-blistered campus equipment shed. Or on a bumper sticker slapped to the convertible of some ancient, leathery program booster. But that’s not…
The state of Florida was well represented in the 2020 edition of college lacrosse’s premier showcase for incoming freshmen, the Under Armour All-America Game. Which isn’t so unusual. Since the inaugural 2006 game (which featured, among other players, Evan Royster, Chris Hogan, Ken Clausen, and Will Yeatman), a number of Floridians have participated in the…
Kyle Hannan, who had served as head coach for 8 seasons at Mercer, the only Division 1 college lacrosse program in the state of Georgia, has resigned. According to a Mercer University Athletics press release, Hannan is leaving the program in order to pursue a business opportunity. (Inside Lacrosse has reported that Hannan will become president…
