The new NCAA eligibility proposal seems like it would have a very large effect on college soccer. The proposal is 5 years to play 5 and would limit your final year of eligibility to being the season you turn 24. That would dramatically shift the current division 1 landscape since a lot of teams in division 1 have many 20+ year old freshmen from overseas.

So I'm assuming schools can allow transfer application deadline waivers on a case by case basis as it relates to portal players?  Because most private schools had their transfer application deadline the middle of March, and a lot of these schools are pursuing and getting transfers.

Gilbride would make sense. I think he's gone as far as he can with RPI. Always good teams but feels like he's hit the ceiling after a good extended run. Two straight 21 win seasons with no NCAA tournament appearance as a result has to be frustrating. Sweeney made the move as a result of this dynamic but hasn't done anything at Conn, however. Gilbride can definitely elevate any NESCAC team.

I can't think of any other coach in LL that would be a potential candidate. Downs at SLU interviewed at Bates in the late 2000s but he's definitely a SLU lifer now. Burke at Skidmore is the only other one that could be considered a mystery candidate. Skidmore's AD is retiring so that could be a factor.  Mee at Vassar? Would seem unlikely given that he took himself out of consideration from Carnegie Mellon a year ago. Chris Murphy at Union? Also seems unlikely given that he's been at Union since he was a player.

Quote from: jdex on April 03, 2026, 05:12:05 PMCortland tops Canton 11-1 to start three-game series at C'land Wallace Field. Twinbill Saturday. Five run sixth inning allows RDragons to pull away. All that scoring comes with two outs via L. Granger and N. Smith two-bi singles. Contest called in the eighth. A. Carlo sac fly provides Cortland 10-run 'mercy' finish. W. Miller WP (5inn, 1h, 2bb, 4k, 78p) before Z. Zarrillo (2inn) and A. Sampo (1inn) complete three-hitter.
  Nine Dragons hit safely in 13-hit attack. Carlo 2x3, 2r, bi, sb, sf; Smith 2x3, r, 3bi, hbp, sf; T. McGowan 2h, 2r; Granger 2h, 2bi; J. McFarren hr. Roos pitch five. A. Cook LP (2inn, 3h, 1r, 1er, 1k, 33p).
    Canton    1-3-2
    Cortland  11-13-0
Cortland 7-0, 15-7-1. Canton 0-4, 8-11

Oswego bats mostly silent till late and pull out 5-2 10-inning win over Plattsburgh on neutral Oneonta grounds.

Oneonta 5-2 over Fredonia on latter's diamond.

New Paltz splits with Manhattanville, losing 4-0, winning 12-2

I appreciate these writeups jdex.  Nice to have all these results curated like this.

Quote from: Kuiper on April 01, 2026, 03:24:28 PMIt wasn't explicitly stated that this means he will step down as head coach of men's soccer, but either way I thought this was worth posting here

Joe Bergin Named Athletic Director at Marietta

QuoteOn Wednesday, Marietta College President Kathleen Poorman Dougherty announced the appointment of Joe Bergin '86 as the Pioneers' next Director of Intercollegiate Athletics. Bergin will take over for Larry Hiser who is retiring in May after 18 years leading the Pioneers' athletic department.

"Joe has proven to be a strong leader and effective mentor for both coaches and students," Dr. Dougherty said. "He has multiple talents and background experiences, not only in athletics, but as a leader, as a relationship builder and as an astute decision-maker — these are excellent qualifications for this position. He is committed to bringing a data-driven and student-centered approach to our athletics programs."

Bergin returned to his alma mater in 2013 as head men's soccer coach for the Pioneers. During his time leading the Marietta men's team, Bergin has become the program's winningest coach.

"Our team is very excited that Coach Bergin will take his leadership skills to the next level and lead Marietta's athletics program, but we are also happy that he will continue to coach the team," said Dillon Meagle '27, a Management major/Finance minor who plays the wing position.

Bergin becomes only the seventh athletic director at Marietta College in nearly 100 years, following in the footsteps of Don Drumm (1929-60), William O. Whetsel (1960-69), Joe McDaniel (1970-79), J. Phillip Roach (1980-89), Debbie Lazorik (1989-2007), and Larry Hiser (2008-26). Bergin brings a wealth of athletic experience to the position, both as a player and a coach, and he also is an adjunct professor in the Department of Business and Economics.

Bergin has said he wants to coach his son who is a HS junior or senior so he has a good bit of time left in that role.  But in that write up it says "Our team is very excited that Coach Bergin will take his leadership skills to the next level and lead Marietta's athletics program, but we are also happy that he will continue to coach the team," said Dillon Meagle '27, a Management major/Finance minor who plays the wing position."

All this talk about Dartmouth not being a good job and not being right for Linton sounds like "cope" as the youth say today. I get nobody wants to see their coach leave, but this isn't some low major backwater.  Pretty much every coach would leap at the opportunity if they were in Linton's stage of their career to coach an Ivy League team. Their AD is pretty committed to athletics and all it takes is the right coach to start winning which Linton is more than capable of doing.  I find the arguments about recruiting quite unpersuasive.

The issue is that d3 schools adhere to their schools' transfer application deadlines.  That leaves most schools out if you're trying to upgrade as far as going d3 to d3, as most of the stronger academic schools have deadlines in early to mid March. That basically leaves any player that enters the portal a this stage with options limited to state schools and a few private university options. Many of the d3 to d3 transfers technically entered the portal but did so with do not contact designations as they already had everything set in place in order to get all of the paperwork finished by the application deadlines. I'm sure most of these players already received back channel d1/d2 interest, but if you're throwing you're name in at this point to test waters without having talked to anyone yet you're more than likely heading back to your original team if no one picks you up.  I'm sure that's the goal/plan for most who enter on a whim.

I want division 3 to have these kinds of players, but several of them probably should have been on division 1 rosters from the beginning if we're being honest.

The NCAA has said they aren't going to go down the 5 year eligibility road. All that talk was pushed by NIL agents trying to will it into existence.

Nice to see Adam Dudzinski get some national recognition with a d3 all star game invite. Would have easily been SLU's 2nd all time leading scorer if he played 4 years. Players like him don't come around often.

Quote from: SpringSt7 on March 13, 2026, 10:07:08 PMI know Conn is not the most prestigious program in the league (no offense! Genuinely) but if guys are leaving NESCAC schools with one year of eligibility for potentially non D1 spots that should set off alarm bells as a league IMO. Lot different than Civello or Cuevas let alone Thoerner, Sobel, Hutcherson, etc

It pretty much has to be for a d1/d2 spot you'd think.  High level academic D3s pretty much all have had their transfer application deadlines pass by now.  Players that already have something lineup usually don't make portal announcements making people think they're open to recruitment.

Quote from: nescac1 on March 12, 2026, 03:49:19 PMDid I miss reporting on here - apologies if so but I don't recall - that Hank Morgan is now playing on the G League Maine Celtics?  And in his last game, he went off for 22 points on 8-9 shooting (6-7 from 3)?  Second on the team only to John Tonje, who has played in the NBA. 

These shots are like barely touching the net even, damn: https://x.com/MaineCeltics/status/2031822665099722796?s=20

If Hank gets a cup off coffee in the NBA next year while Cuevas is lighting up D1 defenders, I'm gonna feel that much better about my POTY advocacy for those two dudes.  Turns out shooting is a valuable commodity in basketball! 

Golden rules of making the NBA: shoot and be able to guard your position. If you can do that it doesn't matter where you come from.

What an unbelievable coaching job by Tom Wilk at Keuka.  No matter what the score ends up at the end of the game, to be up 6 at halftime on the home court of the defending national champs given the history of the Keuka program is nothing short of astonishing.

A lot of d3 schools have their transfer application deadline this week or next. Entering the portal without an already planned destination could be tricky. I don't know of schools make exceptions with athletic transfers as far as extensions though.

The dials in soccer are different.  You had a team that was 7-6-3 and lost in the NESCAC quarterfinal make the tournament.  The rest of the country was better at soccer.