103rd Grey Cup is sold out
“For all young people, don’t let anyone determine what you can do… don’t let anyone tell you that you can’t do something”.
“Every one of these gentlemen had a positive impact on the growth of football in our country, and for that we are forever indebted to them”, CFL commissioner Jeffrey Orridge said in a statement.
Edmonton’s defence is often the side getting most of the praise, but the defensive line also tipped its hats to the offence.
I and a half-dozen or more relatives – our name is Wilson, just like Tom Hank’s volleyball in the movie Castaway – have been “worked in” and will be inspected by the Canadian Football League before we go to work for the Ottawa Redblacks in the Grey Cup game against the Edmonton Eskimos.
Campbell’s father, Hugh, was coach of the year in 1979 with Edmonton, making the Campbells the first father-and-son winners in CFL history.
The 103 Grey Cup Championship Game this Sunday at Investors Group Field in Winnipeg is officially sold out.
Campbell guided Ottawa to first place in the East Division with a 12-6 record after winning just twice in Campbell’s first season as head coach. Burris posted a stellar 70.9-per cent completion percentage with 26 TDs against 13 interceptions after throwing more picks (14) than touchdowns (11) in 2014.
Calgary quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell was the other finalist. He won a Grey Cup with Calgary in 2008.
Adam Bighill, LB, B.C. The five-foot-seven 153-pound dynamo was third overall in all-purpose yards (2,073) and punt return yards (930) and last weekend against Ottawa became the first CFL player to return a missed convert for a score. “Last but not least, I want to thank my teammates”.
“They’re as complete a receiving corps as I’ve ever played with”.
William Powell remains the starter at running back.
The game starts at 6pm EST.
“I feel they developed me when I was on the practice roster”, he said.