College Men

Say goodbye to white lacrosse balls. The NCAA is recommending for 2026-27 and mandating for 2027-28 that standard game balls  be fluorescent green or yellow.

We're counting down a far-too-early top 25(ish), continuing today with a group of teams that all have some noteworthy holes to fill heading into next spring.

NCAA tournament contenders? Perhaps. Forecasting next year's top 25 commences with some mid-major sleepers and two high-pedigree programs looking to reestablish themselves.

There will be quite a few players at new addresses — especially in the Big Ten. Here are the biggest difference makers.

Le Moyne has hired one lacrosse legend to succeed another. The Syracuse, N.Y., school is set to hire Syracuse lacrosse great Casey Powell as its next head coach.

The NCAA leader in points per game is joining his brother in Ann Arbor hoping to recapture their chemistry and ignite Michigan's middle-of-the-pack attack.

Ohio State offensive coordinator James Purpura is leaving to become the head coach at UMBC, a program mired in controversy over the last year.

"He is now undergoing extensive and serious surgeries," a GoFundMe reads.

Odierna sees everything in place from facilities to school profile to administrative support to return to title times.

On the heels of the implementation of last year’s House settlement legislation, the new “5-in-5” rule has coaches trying to sort through several freshly raised questions with it going into effect immediately this fall.