D-Fly & Dixie: Brick by Brick with Penn State's Alex Ross

About this episode

The episode previews a significant weekend in college lacrosse and features an interview with Penn State's Alex Ross.

This week brings the best weekend schedule of the season, and D-Fly & Dixie are back to set the table for you. The episode opens with Dan and Mark previewing a massive weekend in college lacrosse—nine games total, including seven top‑20 matchups and a marquee No. 1 vs. No. 2 showdown between North Carolina and Notre Dame. They bring on guest analyst Josh Davey, a longtime Inside Lacrosse colleague, to help break down the slate. The trio works through major conference battles across the Ivy League, Big Ten, ACC, and Patriot League, offering context on RPI implications, strength‑of‑schedule quirks, and key personnel storylines. Throughout the discussion, they highlight pivotal matchups such as Penn–Princeton, Hopkins–Ohio State, Duke–Cornell, Harvard–Yale, and the annual Army–Navy rivalry game. As they analyze each contest, they make game picks and debate which teams are trending upward or fighting for postseason survival. The second half of the episode dives deeper into the weekend’s headliners, especially Syracuse–Virginia and the No. 1 UNC vs. No. 2 Notre Dame clash in South Bend. The hosts break down faceoff battles, midfield depth, defensive matchups, and the momentum each…

People in this episode

Hosts: Dan, Mark

Guests: Josh Davey, Alex Ross

Topics covered

• college lacrosse
• game previews
• team analysis
• player interviews
• matchup breakdowns

Keywords

• college lacrosse
• game picks
• RPI implications
• top matchups
• player journey

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: North Carolina, Notre Dame, Penn, Princeton, Hopkins, Ohio State, Duke, Cornell, Harvard, Yale

Places: South Bend, Annapol

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