2026 Men's Lacrosse

[billhoward]

Richmond unlike Cornell also lacks a vicious winter. The indoor facility at Cornell benefits a lot of Big Red teams.

[Al DeFlorio]

High school girls getting NIL:  https://www.insidelacrosse.com/article/selfless-plays-earn-team-collins-2028-title-15000-in-nil-money-at-nilly/fdee8ffe-272e-420b-a438-a2dc5a1b1eba

[BearLover]

Now that players have five years of eligibility, Goldstein and Firth may be able to skip fall semester in 2026 and 2027 and use all five years of eligibility at Cornell before graduating. Hopefully the coaching staff is talking to them about this option.

I was wrong - this is currently impossible. According to Cornell athletics rules, athletes may only compete for four seasons unless they get a waiver (typically for injury). So you can expect to see Goldstein and Firth on UVA or Duke in a couple of seasons.

Is this a new rule in the wake of the NCAA changes? If it isn't, then I assume the same permission that wrestlers and football players have used in the past will continue to apply.

Not a new rule. But in the past the fifth year waiver was (at least in lacrosse) only used if a player missed a season to injury. So that doesn't help us retain players for a fifth year under the new eligibility rules (unless they missed a year to injury).

i wonder if that's tradition or rule. football* (like lacrosse) is a single semester sport, so you can get away with having someone sit out a semester and retain eligibility. i don't know when we last did it for football, though. wrestling (like hockey) spans the semesters but wrestling (unlike hockey) doesn't have as much riding on early season success and its effect on computer rankings.

could be a way cornell adjusts to the new rules to stay competitive.

* i guess if we made a run to the FCS final it wouldn't be but if the cost of getting to the championship is playing short a player or two in the title game, so be it.

It's a rule: https://cornellbigred.com/sports/2024/8/7/athletic-eligibility-and-compliance.aspx

Fifth Year/Medical Hardship
Student-athletes have eligibility for no more than four (4) seasons of intercollegiate athletic competition in any sport, which ordinarily must be used within five (5) calendar years from their first full-time matriculation at any collegiate institution. However, under Ivy League rules student-athletes are ordinarily expected to use their eligibility during their first four years of enrollment. The Ivy League does not allow "redshirts" (i.e., sitting out a season of competitive play to extend eligibility). If you are enrolled at Cornell and medically able to participate during your season, you are considered to have used a season of eligibility regardless of whether you compete. In limited circumstances (i.e., medical hardships, leaves of absences) there are exceptions to this rule. If you are considering a 5th year, please consult the Compliance Office for more information on the process and to assess whether you qualify for a 5th Year Waiver.

[rss77]

Note the crazy lawsuit by the former SU men's lacrosse players suing for an extra year of eligibilty.