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“Everyone wants to win”: How the East-West bowl experience resonates

Hamilton, ON- The U SPORTS football East-West Bowl has many different meanings.  For former McMaster Marauders quarterback Marshall Ferguson, who played in the 2013 game, it’s an institution –  “a football field full of Canadian university football’s best and brightest coaches and players,” he calls it.  For CFL personnel, it’s a key date on the CFL scouting calendar where they can evaluate U SPORTS players … Continue reading “Everyone wants to win”: How the East-West bowl experience resonates

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Kevin Mital comes through one more time as the Laval Rouge et Or win the 57th Vanier Cup

London, ON – When he stepped up the mic, just around 45 minutes after a 30-24 victory over Saskatchewan gave him his 10th Vanier Cup, Laval Rouge et Or head coach Glen Constantin knew he needed to talk about Kevin Mital. “When he [Mital] came back from Syracuse, he told me two things, I want number eight, and I want to win the championship,” Constantin said. … Continue reading Kevin Mital comes through one more time as the Laval Rouge et Or win the 57th Vanier Cup

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Three stories to watch heading into the Vanier Cup 

London, ON –  The lights are up, the grandstands are in place, and the stage is just about set at Alumni Stadium at Western University as the 57th Vanier Cup is officially under 24 hours away.  Both the Saskatchewan Huskies and the Laval Rouge et Or took to the field on Friday for their final practices in advance of the big game that kicks off … Continue reading Three stories to watch heading into the Vanier Cup 

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Why Saskatchewan or Laval could win the Vanier Cup

Breaking down potential reasons why the Huskies or the Rouge et Or could win the 57th Vanier Cup So it’s down to this.  It’s perhaps a little less dramatic than a potential rematch of the 2021 Vanier Cup, but on Saturday, the Saskatchewan Huskies and the Laval Rouge et Or square off in the 57th Vanier Cup at Western University in London, Ontario.  It was … Continue reading Why Saskatchewan or Laval could win the Vanier Cup

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Laval stuns Western in the Mitchell Bowl to advance to the Vanier Cup

RSEQ champion Rouge et Or take down the defending Vanier Cup champions to advance to their first Vanier Cup since 2018 The Laval Rouge et Or lived at the Vanier Cup in the 2010s, making the biggest game of the U SPORTS football season seven times in ten seasons and winning five. On Saturday the Rouge et Or faced a chance to get back into … Continue reading Laval stuns Western in the Mitchell Bowl to advance to the Vanier Cup

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Saskatchewan earns Vanier Cup spot with Uteck Bowl win over StFX

Saskatchewan returns to Vanier Cup after falling to Western in 2021 With a 36-19 win over the StFX X-Men, the Saskatchewan Huskies took home the win in the 2022 Uteck Bowl and booked the first of two spots in the 2022 Vanier Cup next week in London, Ontario.  Heading into the afternoon, historical precedent favoured the Huskies as the last AUS side to advance to … Continue reading Saskatchewan earns Vanier Cup spot with Uteck Bowl win over StFX

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StFX X-Men take down Mount Allison Mounties to win back-to-back Loney Bowls.

Ben Harrington leads StFX to win with a 94-yard punt return touchdown. The StFX X-Men are 2022 AUS Champions following a 21-14 win over the Mount Allison Mounties in the 2022 Loney Bowl.  After winning the 2021 Loney Bowl over Acadia, the X-Men entered the afternoon looking to continue their undefeated AUS season and be the first repeat champion since they repeated in 2015 and … Continue reading StFX X-Men take down Mount Allison Mounties to win back-to-back Loney Bowls.

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Western blowout Queen’s to win 114th Yates Cup

OUA MVP Keon Edwards picks up 260 yards, and a touchdown in a dominant win The Western Mustangs are headed to the Mitchell Bowl after a blowout 44-16 win over the Queen’s Gaels in the 2022 Yates Cup. Facing the Gaels in a rematch of the 2021 Yates Cup, in which the Mustangs took 29-0, the two sides started even at 0-0 after the first … Continue reading Western blowout Queen’s to win 114th Yates Cup

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Huskies the favourite heading into 2022 Hardy Cup

Comparing offence, defence and special teams to see who has the edge in the 2022 Hardy Cup In 2021, the Saskatchewan Huskies snapped a string of ten consecutive years of the Hardy Cup being hosted by the Calgary Dinos at McMahon Stadium (where the Dinos won seven times).  The Huskies took the field at Griffiths Stadium and defeated the Manitoba Bisons 45-17 for their first … Continue reading Huskies the favourite heading into 2022 Hardy Cup

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StFX X-Men on track to repeat heading into 2022 Loney Bowl

Comparing offence, defence and special teams to see who has the edge in the 2022 Loney Bowl Most conference championships in U SPORTS football see the two best teams in the conference meet to fight for the trophy. The battle for the 2022 Jewett Trophy in the Loney Bowl, though, is about as close to a true underdog vs favourite matchup that will exist this … Continue reading StFX X-Men on track to repeat heading into 2022 Loney Bowl

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