The Tailgate: A Season of Unknowns Begins with a Few Questions Answered

The COVID era of college lacrosse gave us a period of five-year players, more player movement than we’re used to seeing and rosters stacked with both talent and depth.

With that period almost fading away, we heard a similar theme all through the preseason as we interviewed college head coaches: Questions and uncertainty. In other words, this season could be more unpredictable than anything we’ve seen recently.

The opening weekend didn’t live up to that theme with just a pair of minor upsets – Utah’s 19-13 win at No. 19 Ohio State and Rutgers' 10-6 win at No. 20 Lehigh, but we did see a few questions begin to get addressed.

Buckle up. It’s going to be a fun season watching new stars emerge.