Dialed In: Your Lacrosse Fix for Thursday, Dec. 21

Good morning. Here’s the latest from around the lacrosse world:

1. Navy made waves with its new offensive coordinator hire.

Just one day after Mike Phipps departed the OC position for the same job at Maryland, Navy head coach Joe Amplo brought aboard Dave Cottle for the spring season.

Cottle won four Major League Lacrosse championships with the Chesapeake Bayhawks and boasts a decorated college coaching career.

More here.

2. World Lacrosse announced the teams participating in the 2024 Box Championship.

The field features 28 men’s teams and 10 women’s teams. This will be the first world women’s box championship tournament.

See the field here.

3. Alabama QB Tyler Buchner officially announced that he’ll transfer to Notre Dame to play lacrosse in the spring and get his degree in May.

I am excited to return to ND to play lacrosse and graduate in May. Prior to that, I’ll be continuing my initial commitment to Alabama Football through the playoff and finishing what I started. I can’t thank everyone enough for their continued support.

— Tyler Buchner (@tylerbuchner) December 20, 2023

4. Who put together the Best Men’s Performance of 2023?

There’s still time to vote in #BestofLax.

Vote here.

WHAT WE’RE READING

• The game schedule for the 2024 Premier Lacrosse League Championship Series was revealed yesterday. More schedules from the Patriot League, too.
• Bill Tierney will be honored with a named head coach position at Princeton men’s lacrosse.
• For Inside Lacrosse: Adam Levi writes about Brandon Robinson of the Buffalo Bandits and why he’s partnered with Morgan’s Message.
• Kyle Harrison is one of eight legends being inducted into the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame in January.
• Lacrosse Bucket’s Tanner Demling with a look at the top men’s impact transfers of 2024.

WHAT WE’RE WATCHING

Who said poles can’t play Sixes?

ELITE FINISH either way @jonrobbins_ is one of four longpoles named to a Championship Series roster:

1. Jon Robbins (@PLLArchers)
2. Reece Eddy (@PLLArchers)
3. Ethan Rall (@PLLCannons)
4. Garrett Epple (@PLLRedwoods) pic.twitter.com/YmNVxpj7u2

— Premier Lacrosse League (@PremierLacrosse) December 19, 2023