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2026 Transfer Thread

JeremyCuse said:
Cuse is likely to play some young guys at ssdm next year including Kittleberger and Jack Schell and hope to get Levine back. I'm sure they'll look at the portal but I suspect an O guy and fogo more then an SSDM.
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Do you expect kempney to get some run at ssdm next year? If not in your opinion what do you think the plan is with him?
 
JeremyCuse said:
Cuse is likely to play some young guys at ssdm next year including Kittleberger and Jack Schell and hope to get Levine back. I'm sure they'll look at the portal but I suspect an O guy and fogo more then an SSDM.
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no inside info - but i wouldn't be all that surprised if Cam Ryan goes SSDM and i think it'll be hard to keep him off the field if he does.
 
CusefanATL said:
no inside info - but i wouldn't be all that surprised if Cam Ryan goes SSDM and i think it'll be hard to keep him off the field if he does.
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Not sure what the plan is right now with Ryan. I think he has the potential to at minimum see the field in the man down unit. That third close spot is going to be highly contested but he should be in the mix along with a few others including Stephens who maybe the favorite.
 
JYCUSE12 said:
Do you expect kempney to get some run at ssdm next year? If not in your opinion what do you think the plan is with him?
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Sorry missed this originally. Kempney has had a bizarre career to date. Saw sometime as a frosh on the third midline then sort of disappeared the 2nd half of that year. Saw some time at SSDM last year but I believe was hurt and then was hurt again at the start of this year.

He red-shirted this past year and will have 2 years left. From what I know SSDM is still where he projects, I think he has the skills to be an effective two way middie. He has good size and I'd like to think at worst could be a depth SSDM guy. Unfortunate he didn't work out at middie, was a heck of HS player and somebody I thought could make a major impact.
 
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nocohalo said:
I wasn't referring to his eligibility, just that I don't know if he's going to be effective next year. Same goes for Birtwistle.
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I like Birtwistle but I'd be surprised if he came back. 6 years is a long time at some point players want to move on. If he does decide to use it it would be great to have him back but I wonder if he wants to play attack somewhere vs what you assume is 2nd midline again.
 
JeremyCuse said:
Sorry missed this originally. Kempney has had a bizarre career to date. Saw sometime as a frosh on the third midline then sort of disappeared the 1st half of that year. Saw some time at SSDM last year but I believe was hurt and then was hurt again at the start of this year.

He red-shirted this past year and will have 2 years left. From what I know SSDM is still where he projects, I think he has the skills to be an effective two way middie. He has good size and I'd like to think at worst could be a depth SSDM guy. Unfortunate he didn't work out at middie, was a heck of HS player and somebody I thought could make a major impact.
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Thanks man I agree, appreciate your insight!
 
JeremyCuse said:
Mullin could be a good fit for Cuse. Grad guy whose been a backup though you wonder if he's looking to start jumping in the portal. Definitely a guy I think SU would at least touch base on.
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He was starter for psu then moved to backup then moved to 3rd but an injury to starter made him backup again. Psu has very nice 1-2 punch with baldwin n gills both are young. Baldwin is gonna be jr now n gills was freshman.
 
Mullins gets beat clean a bit n isn’t fast or athletic. He had solid year his first year at psu but trailed off at end. Then baldwin took over n he never saw ton of time. He’s faced some top fogos so least use to it. But he isn’t a dominate fogo least i wouldn’t say. As besides cuse games i watch ton of penn state as stated before my family is very big supporters of psu.
 
MD Cuse Fan said:
Seems like with the 2 Yale guys coming in, Dubick has a much better chance to play somewhere else.
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It does say for graduate school, so Dubick apparently finished up his degree in 3 years. Probably took too many AP courses at Churchill.

Even without Lyons, there already would have been a log jam of right-handers: Spanos, Erksa, S.Ford, and Matt Higgins.

Dubick has looked nice playing on man-up and in reserve minutes.
 
I'm wondering if we already have a plan on how we will handle the roster once House vs NCAA is approved. Seems schools like Maryland already know how they will navigate the new rules.
 
Powellfan said:
Official on Alexander to Maryland

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it was official the moment i posted it #IHaveSpoken

DMVCuseLax said:
I'm wondering if we already have a plan on how we will handle the roster once House vs NCAA is approved. Seems schools like Maryland already know how they will navigate the new rules.
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ive heard most teams are trying to get under 50 for the fall in advance of expected roster limits

roster limits could be held up in court for years if they ever happen but coaches are being cautious just in case...rosters are too bloated anyways...
 
nyclax said:
it was official the moment i posted it #IHaveSpoken


ive heard most teams are trying to get under 50 for the fall in advance of expected roster limits

roster limits could be held up in court for years if they ever happen but coaches are being cautious just in case...rosters are too bloated anyways...
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Hold up are the current walk-ons. Judge wants to protect them.
 
Zack80 said:
It does say for graduate school, so Dubick apparently finished up his degree in 3 years. Probably took too many AP courses at Churchill.

Even without Lyons, there already would have been a log jam of right-handers: Spanos, Erksa, S.Ford, and Matt Higgins.

Dubick has looked nice playing on man-up and in reserve minutes.
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Higgins may RS like Ford did this year.
 
DMVCuseLax said:
I'm wondering if we already have a plan on how we will handle the roster once House vs NCAA is approved. Seems schools like Maryland already know how they will navigate the new rules.
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The roster cap is supposed to be 48. I thought I read that they will try and slowly roll it out over a couple of years. For instance, year one would be 52 players, year 2 would be 50 ... so on and so forth till they get to 48. Not sure if that is true or even possible. If one player who is cut because of it sues, feels like it won't hold up in court.

If Xtreme's roster for 2026 holds, Syracuse would have 46 guys on the roster. That's assuming Nate LeVine and Barrett White come back, neither is certain. So they would have some room to add guys if they want. When was the last time Syracuse had a lacrosse roster under 48 guys? It was in the 60s just a few years ago.

I looked at the rosters for the rest of the ACC, plus Michigan, Maryland, Hopkins and Georgetown. Everyone in the ACC is under 50 except for UNC who is at 53 players (they have a big recruiting class). Hopkins and Michigan are both at 51, so I'm curious if they cut guys or just assume the roster cap won't happen. We shall see.
 

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