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Amateur September 17, 2018

Campus Roundup: Warriors, Indeed

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There is a program in Canadian university football that has not made the playoffs in 15 years.

Said school won just four games over a six-year period (2011-16).

Said team is in the midst of a turnaround, having managed a 4-4 record — its best since 2001 — last season under the direction of coach Chris Bertoia.

Said program went out this week and beat the No. 4 team in the nation, regional rival Laurier, 34-32 away from home.

Tre Ford, the team’s quarterback, threw for 472 yards and trio of touchdowns — his 13th, 14th and 15th of the season in his fourth game.

He is a sophomore.

Congratulations to Waterloo on shaking the OUA conference’s power balance to its core.

As for the surging Calgary Dinos out west? They chalked up a 37-28 win on the road against a nationally-ranked Saskatchewan team.

Yep, that’s a pretty diabolical offence.

The surprise of Week 4 was in Regina, where Noah Picton and the Regina Rams — aided by a 119-yard performance from running back Kyle Borsa — stunned No. 6 UBC via 19-17 decision.

Elsewhere, powerhouses like No. 1 Western and No. 5 Montreal demolished opponents, with 76-3 and 43-11 wins against York and Sherbrooke respectively.

#UniversityBlitz

A strong 3-for-4 week for Toronto receiver Anthony Coombs leaves him two ‘wins’ clear atop the standings, but the rest of the group is bunched together. An overall 45-for-64 (.703) percentage on the season shows what we already knew: Our experts are good.

Week 4 Scores

Friday, September 14

#3 Calgary 37, #9 Saskatchewan 28

#6 UBC 17, Regina 19

Saturday, September 15

Mt. Allison 26, Acadia 38

Toronto 3, McMaster 37

#10 Guelph 26, Windsor 20

Queen’s 39, #8 Carleton 42 (OT)

Waterloo 34, #4 Laurier 32

York 3, #1 Western 76

Concordia 33, McGill 26

Bishop’s 2, St. FX 42

#5 Montreal 43, Sherbrooke 11

Alberta 21, Manitoba 37