NCAA Limits Teams to 45 on the Bench, Sparking Tough Conversations, Fan Outcry
Inside Lacrosse Photo: Craig Chase) On Monday morning, as is customary, representatives from the 16 teams participating in the DI Men’s Lacrosse Tournament joined a conference call with the NCAA to go over the details in preparation of this weekend’s games. It was then, more than a dozen sources tell IL, that they learned for the first time that the maximum bench size allowance was reduced from 52 to 45. “It was just a bummer,” Duke coach John Danowski said this week. “It’s the time of year you’re supposed to be the most keyed up, and it just took the wind out of our sails a l...