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, starting year three with Duke head coach John Danowski.

One of the most experienced coaches still at it, Danowski traces his experience from being at grad assistant with Columbia's football team to C.W. Post to Hofstra and now to Duke, where he and his staff routinely rack up No. 1 recruiting classes. How does he do it? And how has it evolved. All that and more.

Kevin Brown and Chris Rosenthall welcome PLL beat reporter Phil Shore to discuss everything California Redwoods, one of three teams (along with the Waterdogs and Whipsnakes) to secure a playoff spot in final week of the regular season.

From coach Anthony Kelly building a foundation based on patience for resurgent seasons for Dylan Molloy or first-year starting goalie Chayse Ierlan to Chris Kavanagh's importance as the primary ball-carrier, Shore helps dissect how the 'Woods won their last three games of the season en route to clinching. 

Shore stays on to discuss how the rest of the weekend shook out, with the Boston Cannons losing both home games and missing the playoffs, the Atlas winning the highest scoring game ever and the Whips running away from Boston. Come for the elite Redwoods season-long analysis, stay to figure out if CJ Kirst is (not) actually the problem for Philly.

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, starting year three with UMBC head coach Ryan Moran.

Leading a state university in (arguably) the sport's hottest hotbed, the Long Island native dives deep on how he and his staff try to get to know their recruits through the process, how he doesn't put timelines on players to commit, how he tries to be an educator throughout the process and much, much more.

Chris Rosenthall and Kevin Brown preview the final weekend of the PLL regular season, break down the playoff clinching probabilities, and discuss how the potential quarterfinal matchups could shake out. Come to see whether we think Boston getting the top seed in the East is more likely than back-to-back champ Utah somehow getting the final spot out West and stay for our takes on the Outlaws getting a whole month off before the semifinals.

ILPreps Director Dan Kaplan welcomes Kevin Brown to put a bow on the second half of the summer recruiting circuit. First, the two discuss how Inside Lacrosse's  recruiting coverage informs and translates into comprehensive ratings and rankings.

Then, Dan and Kevin discuss some of the top standouts from the late July events, including the New Balance Senior and Underclass All-America Games, the Adrenaline All-America Games, NLF, the National All-Star Games, the IL Summer Cup, the Allliance Summer Invitational, Main Stage, Future Phenoms, and the unique new NILLY Tournament.

Stay for unmatched analysis of some of the best up-and-coming lacrosse prospects, stay for the teasers of content to come from the IL team.

Chris Rosenthall and Kevin Brown recap a weekend in Utah that featured much-needed wins for Carolina and California, a nightmare scenario for the Archers fans who showed out in full force, and set up an epic matchup between the two top teams in the league this weekend in Denver between the Outlaws and Atlas. Whether it's Rosie breaking down what needs to change for the injury-riddled Archers offense, clamoring for a Logan McNaney goalie goal or Kevin asking for a Rob Pannell matchup chance back with the Whipsnakes vs. the Redwoods, make sure to get your PLL fix in here before the penultimate weekend of the PLL regular season.

Chris Rosenthall and Kevin Brown are back to size up the latest developments to the PLL regular season standings in a more big picture, look-ahead focused Week 8 episode. Rosie and Kevin discuss if either one of Denver and New York will fail to secure the top seeds into the playoffs before litigating the season struggles for Utah and Philadelphia, whether the banner raising weekend in Salt Lake City will spur on another title run, and who we'd rather see make the playoffs for that final Western Conference spot vs. getting the No. 1 overall pick in 2026. Finally, Rosie and Kevin wrap up posing their MVP and Coach of the Year thoughts after previewing Week 9 at Zions Bank Stadium.

Chris Rosenthall and Kevin Brown welcome on all-time Maryland great Joe Walters, an 11-time professional field lacrosse all-star, two-time champion and newly inducted into Pro Lacrosse Hall of Famer, to the show to discuss what it was like to get the gold jacket, play alongside his childhood heroes, the evolution of the pro game, his secrets to a 16-year career, what really unlocked his game and unique style, and the art of trash talking. From there, Rosie and Kevin recap the action from Chicago with thoughts on the Atlas and Waterdogs rounding into form, where to play CJ Kirst in his pro debut, the Outlaws being the team to beat, East/West Conference organic rivalries, and briefly ending with the 5-year media rights agreement recently reached with ESPN.

As the summer dead period winds down, IL's Dan Kaplan and Terry Foy discuss the NCAA's approval of an updated IMLCA recruiting calendar that will lengthen the dead period through July 10 in 2026, then unpack how Penn's parting ways with coach Mike Murphy and subsequent search will affect the recruiting landscape.

From there, they dive into the commitments that started on July 1, resulting from the NESCAC pre-reads affecting the Class of 2026 DIII recruiting and the service academies' ability to contact members of the Class of 2027.

To wrap up, they sweep through the player evaluations from Sweetlax Summer Challenge and Crab Feast, and tease the forthcoming coverage from:

Chris Rosenthall and Kevin Brown welcome Chaos longpole Troy Reh to the show to break down Carolina's upset win over Boston in San Diego and how they were able to turn it around from a lopsided loss against the Whips. Reh shares the story behind growing out his hair at UAlbany and being an undersized recruit with a twin brother.

Rosie and Kevin then analyze the rest of the Week 5 action: how impressive the Outlaws' three-game win streak is, some worries for the Archers and Redwoods, react to the all-star selections and dish out a few midseason individual accolades before heading into an all-star break of their own.