College Crosse Prospectus - April 21, 2020: Albany’s Scott Marr Removes Name From Johns Hopkins Head Coaching Search

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By Eri_Barrister Apr 21, 2020, 6:30am EDT

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GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD MORNING, College Crosse Nation! Thanks for making us a part of your day! Here’s everything you need to know for April 21, 2020.

College Crosse News

Albany’s Scott Marr has taken himself out of the running for the JHU job.

.@UAlbanyMLax head coach Scott Marr has taken himself out of the running for the opening at his alma mater, Johns Hopkins. Marr, whose contract runs through 2023, informed Albany administrators he does not intend to pursue the Hopkins job. See video below: pic.twitter.com/W4KtTNOwOY
— College Crosse (@College_Crosse) April 21, 2020

Our boy Chris shared all the information he’s received regarding possible candidates to replace Dave Pietramala.

There were plenty of candidates that were contacted by Ventura Partners, who is running the search. But there were 6 that received interviews via video call, all of them current head coaches.

Dan Chemotti
Peter Milliman
Mike Murphy
Shawn Nadelen
Greg Raymond
Seth Tierney

(2/4)
— Chris Jastrzembski (@Chris_Jast) April 20, 2020

The goal from the start of this process was to have a coach picked by May 1. All signs point to that happening, and it could happen by the end of this week.

(4/4)
— Chris Jastrzembski (@Chris_Jast) April 20, 2020

Inside Lacrosse also posted an article that laid out some candidates for the Hopkins job.

Johns Hopkins and its search firm are moving quickly in efforts to replace Dave Pietramala, with a handful of coaches already contacted and a target to hire within roughly 10 days, several sources have told Inside Lacrosse.

Great post & interview from PressBox Online: Differing visions for Johns Hopkins men’s lacrosse led to mutual split.

Legendary Johns Hopkins men’s lacrosse coach Dave Pietramala says it was a privilege to lead his alma mater for 20 years but thought it was best for him and the school to move on since they didn’t share the same vision for how to move the program forward.

Here’s another good post on Jack Allard being released from the hospital last week.

Jack Allard, a 26-year-old standout lacrosse player from Ridgewood, has recovered from the coronavirus after being in a medically-induced coma and left a hospital last week to the thunderous applause of the staff, Gov. Phil Murphy said Monday. Allard’s story, from healthy former college athlete to critical COVID-19 patient, was cited by Murphy at his Monday briefing to show that no one is immune from the virus.

#AnotherOne: Syracuse’s Peter Dearth announces that he will be back for the Orange in 2021.

We got a captain coming back. pic.twitter.com/4TgWjOEJ3m
— Syracuse Lacrosse (@CuseMLAX) April 20, 2020

Check out the latest Cuse Connections episode with goalie Drake Porter.

In this installment of a series looking at how Orange student-athletes are doing in these challenging times, we chat with men’s lacrosse goalie Drake Porter. Porter and Brian Higgins discuss a number of topics including potential border-crossing challenges for the Canadian citizen, how the top-ranked Orange’s season ended, what he’s been doing to stay active, and his decision to come back for the 2021 season.

Two-time Marist captain and star midfielder Joe Tierney will be back for 2021.

2X Captain - All Conference Midfielder - #34 Jersey recipient - Joe Tierney will be back in 2021 for one more run! #EC34 #MARIST #LACROSSE pic.twitter.com/p3IGWKUdSZ
— Marist Lacrosse (@Marist_MensLax) April 20, 2020

From Syracuse.com: Syracuse lacrosse’s Danny Varello - A FOGO with FOMO.

As one of the country’s best faceoff/getoff men, Syracuse’s Danny Varello thrives at being in the heart of the action. The fear of missing out on that left him no choice when it came to deciding where to spend 2021: back playing lacrosse with Syracuse.

Paul Carcaterra spoke to Coach Tierney of Denver on 4 Quarters With Carc.

Coach T...the @DU_MLAX Legend Isn’t Used To Sitting Around!

ESPN Lacrosse...4 Quarters With Carc! Quarter #1 With @DUCoachTierney pic.twitter.com/yfl5emKXLO
— Paul Carcaterra (@paulcarcaterra) April 20, 2020

Speaking of Carc .... I can’t wait for this Overtime episode to drop.

️@CoachPetro43 joins @paulcarcaterra for a candid conversation.

Stay tuned. pic.twitter.com/ABQH4YBDwc
— US Lacrosse Magazine (@USLacrosseMag) April 21, 2020

Blessed: Bronx Lacrosse gives back to community.

In 2019, the boys and girls Bronx Lacrosse teams at Highbridge Green won the Middle School Athletic City Lacrosse Championships. Sadly, their season was cut short due to COVID-19. However, Bronx Lacrosse is doing its part in giving back to the community. It set up a food security initiative, in which it has raised $50,000, with match contributions.

What’s Up, New PhilaJersey?

Oh boy: NJ residents may have to start pumping their own gas because of COVID-19.

Only during a global health emergency might New Jerseyans finally start handling a gasoline pump. A group of gas station owners believe Gov. Phil Murphy should combat what they call a budding safety and financial crisis at the pumps by suspending a singular, seven-decade old Garden State tradition: the ban on drivers fueling their own vehicles.

World/National News

Looking forward to Thursday: The NFL’s virtual mock draft was a real disaster.

The NFL’s virtual mock draft couldn’t even last 30 minutes without hitting a snag ... “Mock draft today already technical glitch [with] Cincinnatis 1st pick!!! Brutal,” a person involved texted to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, who tweeted the complaint by 1:24 p.m.