Around this time every year, dozens of parents of high school prospects ask IL's Terry Foy some version of the question, "How does recruiting work?"

In an effort to round out that answer, he's interviewing a series of DI men's lacrosse coaches about their process, continuing with Mercer head coach Ryan Danehy.

With a career as an assistant that included stops in the Big Ten, Ivy and Patriot Leagues and nearly two years as the national director for one of the sport's biggest high school club networks, Danehy has a wealth of perspectives as he's now in year three as a head coach in the ASUN. As a result, Danehy and Foy cover a wave of topics, probably mostly focused on the role geography plays in his strategy, but also touching on things like NIL and the future of DI lacrosse.