In the spring of 2016 when Myles Jones was finishing up his final season at Duke, he recalls dozens of kids always there lined up outside his team’s locker room, jumping at the chance to ask for autographs. The two-time McLaughlin Award winner, an honor given annually to the best NCAA midfielder, remembers occasional sellouts throughout his four years at Duke. The Tobacco Road Rivalry, which is best known for its intense basketball games, was as heated in lacrosse as one might think, he adds.
Premier Lacrosse League co-founder and Atlas Lacrosse Club star Paul Rabil tells a different story of the area.