CIS Roundup

[jerrym]

DL Mathieu Betts of Laval, who is the first USports player to win the Outstanding DL three years in a row and who has had 3 NFL teams come to see his games, as well as the Dino's DL Joel Van Pelt, have been invited to the East-West Shrine game.

[j-ski]

Kurleigh Gittens Jr.(Laurier) and Michael O'Connor(UBC) have been invited to play in the FCS National Bowl in Daytona Florida on December 9th.

https://www.fcsbowl.com/rosters

Wow! A Canadian quarterback gets an American All Star game invite.

[AngeloV]

Kurleigh Gittens Jr.(Laurier) and Michael O'Connor(UBC) have been invited to play in the FCS National Bowl in Daytona Florida on December 9th.

https://www.fcsbowl.com/rosters

Wow! A Canadian quarterback gets an American All Star game invite.

Probably because he red shirted at Penn State before transferring to UBC.

[jerrym]

Riders' fifth overall draft pick OL Dakota Shepley from UBC continues to pursue his NFL dreams. He attended the Jets TC but was cut at the end of the camp. He has recently had workouts with the Browns and Broncos.

[jerrym]

The University of Guelph Gryphons have signed Ryan Sheahan as their new HC.

Sheahan, 38, is a Montreal native who joins the Gryphons after having spent the previous four seasons at the University of Calgary where he served as the Dinos’ assistant head coach and offensive coordinator.

"I am tremendously excited for the opportunity to work with the talented staff and student-athletes here at Guelph," says Sheahan, who becomes the 17th head coach in program history, in a news release. "I cannot thank the people in Calgary enough for four excellent seasons there."

Throughout his tenure at the University of Calgary, Sheahan consistently showcased the ability to develop some of the most prolific offences in U SPORTS history, said the release.

In his first season as offensive coordinator with the Dinos, Sheahan helped guide Calgary quarterback Andrew Buckley to a new national record for single-season passing yards (3,162) while also establishing a new Canada West standard for completion percentage (72%) to go along with a 19-to-1 touchdown-to-interception ratio.

In Sheahan's most recent season as Calgary's offensive coordinator, he once again helped re-write the U SPORTS record book, this time working with All-Canadian quarterback Adam Sinagra to set a new single-season record for passing yards (3,233), said the release.

On Sheahan's watch, both of those aforementioned Calgary quarterbacks would go on to be named recipients of the prestigious Hec Crighton award as the country's most outstanding player in Canadian university football.

"Statistically and technically, there's no question that Ryan is one of the brightest young minds in the country. But what excites us the most about bringing him on board is the outstanding leadership qualities he possesses," says Scott McRoberts, director of athletics at the University of Guelph, in the release.

https://www.guelphmercury.com/commun...football-team/

[jerrym]

Former National Tiger Cat WR Corey Grant, who was assistant OC for Hamilton in 2018, is expected to be named OC of the McMaster Marauders, according to Drew Edwards. He was McMaster's WR coach in 2010-11.