Rutger's Lacrosse joins Syracuse and other Colleges in the Big East Conference

After much speculation it has finally happened. The Big East has created a Lacrosse League. Rutgers University will be one of the teams. The other teams will be Syracuse, Providence, St. John's, Villanova, Notre Dame and Georgetown. Rutgers already plays lacrosse powerhouse Syracuse as well as St. Johns and Georgetown on a regular basis. One of the big upsides is that the league winner will get an automatic bid to the NCAAs.

Here is an article in the Newark Star Ledger that includes and interview with Rutgers' coach Jim Stagnita and Syracuse's John Desko.

League play will not begin until 2010 so Rutgers will have another year to build its young team