One of the great things about college lacrosse is that there are always many important games every week of the season. Week in and week out it's consistently good. Always.

But then Rivalry Week comes, and it’s just better. The tradition and history in the series. The familiarity of the teams. The disdain, yet often mutual respect, between fanbases. The bragging rights to the victor. Then add in the fact that it comes late in the regular season, and the Rivalry Game means there are usually post-season implications at stake. The 2023 edition of Rivalry Week brings all this and more.

Highlighting our Rivalry Week preview show is an interview with third-year Hopkins head coach, Peter Milliman. He’ll be at the center of the storm this week as he guides his No. 7-ranked Blue Jays into College Park to face the No. 3-ranked Maryland Terrapins on Saturday night.

Milliman sits down with the guys to talk about changes coming out of the disappointing 2022 season, the significant addition of two new staff members, navigating one of the nation’s toughest schedules, the Blue Jays’ team leaders, what has made the Jays so good in late-game situations, the role JHU plays in growing the sport, the incredible success of Hopkins Athletics as a whole, team motivation going into The Rivalry and much, much more.

This week’s schedule is crazy. It’s littered with Rivalry Week gems, big league battles for the top of the standings and highlighted by four Top 20 matchups. Enjoy the games.

No. 11 Rutgers (8-4, 1-3 B1G) at No. 5 Penn State (8-3, 3-1), 6 p.m., BTN

Ohio State (5-7, 1-3 B1G) at No. 18 Michigan (5-6, 1-3), 8 p.m., BTN

Drexel (7-4, 4-1 CAA) at No. 17 Delaware (9-3, 5-0), noon

Lehigh (8-3, 5-1 Patriot) at Boston U (8-3, 5-1), noon, CBS Sports Network

No. 14 North Carolina (7-5, 1-3 ACC) at No. 1 Notre Dame (8-1, 2-1), noon, ESPNU

No. 12 Syracuse (8-5, 1-3 ACC) at No. 4 Virginia (8-3, 2-2), 2 p.m., ESPNU

No. 7 Johns Hopkins (10-4, 3-1 B1G) at No. 3 Maryland (8-3, 3-1), 6 p.m., BTN

No. 8 Army (9-2, 6-0 Patriot) at Navy (7-6, 4-2), 7 p.m., CBS Sports Network

In a Rivalry-inspired Give & Go, the fellas talk about some of the world’s most famous rivalries. They also send some love to listener Logan on his wedding day and answer Logan’s two mailbag questions.