124: 🎙️ Sasho Cirovski: The Two-Semester Model, 13 Years in the Making and the Vote That Could Change College Soccer (Maryland)

Episode 124 of the Inside College Soccer Podcast is a major one. Don Williams sits down with Sasho Cirovski, Head Men’s Soccer Coach at the University of Maryland, to talk about the two-semester model for Division I men’s soccer and why he has spent 13 years working to get it passed.

The timing matters. On 7th October 2026, the NCAA Division I Cabinet affirmed Proposal 2026-27, a year-round men’s soccer season with competition in the fall and spring and the championship in the spring. The Cabinet vote fell short of 75 percent, so the proposal entered a 30-day rescission period. It takes effect for the 2027-28 academic year unless at least 241 Division I schools vote to rescind it. As of 2nd November, 183 rescind votes had been confirmed. Voting closes on Friday 6th November 2026.

In this conversation, Don and Sasho discuss where the proposal came from, why he has pushed for it for so long and what it could mean for players, programmes and the future of college soccer.

If you are a player, parent, coach or anyone invested in the future of the college game, this is an episode you will want to hear before the vote closes.

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