Nathan Rourke has commanded the CFL spotlight with his return to the BC Lions this week.
In just over 48 hours, we’ll find out if he can live up to the hype in his highly anticipated season debut.
As we hit the midway mark of the 2024 season, we could see as many as six quarterback changes in Week 11.
I can’t recall another quarterback generating as much excitement as Rourke.
Last night, Jeremiah Masoli threw for 254 yards and a touchdown as he led the Ottawa Redblacks to a 31-29 win over the Calgary Stampeders in his season debut.
In a game that featured six lead changes, Masoli’s efficiency turned out to be the difference in his first victory in exactly 999 days.
Tonight, we could see Cody Fajardo and Trevor Harris return from injury when the Montreal Alouettes visit the Saskatchewan Roughriders in a battle between the teams with the best records in their respective divisions.
The Alouettes and Riders are two of the top three choices to win the Grey Cup at FanDuel this morning.
Montreal owns the CFL’s best record at 8-1 and entered Week 11 as the Grey Cup favourite.
However, the buzz surrounding Rourke’s return was sufficient to convince the FanDuel traders to install BC as the top choice to win it all this season earlier this week.
In two days, we’ll get our first look at the Canadian kid back in a Lions uniform in a highly anticipated showdown against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.
All eyes are on Rourke to see if he’ll rise to the occasion.
This is the Morning Coffee for Friday August 16th, 2024.
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