CFL NOTEBOOK

ALOUETTES NAME NEW CANADIAN SCOUTING DIRECTOR

The Montreal Alouettes named Byron Archambault as their director of national scouting Thursday.

The move reunites Archambault with Montreal general manager Danny Maciocia. Archambault served as the Montreal Carabins’ special-teams co-ordinator from 2017-19 when Maciocia was the university team’s head coach.

Archambault, 29, played two seasons as a linebacker with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats after being taken by the team in the second round, No. 17 overall, in the 2015 CFL draft. The Montreal native capped his collegiate career in 2014 helping the Carabins win the Vanier Cup.

ESKIMOS SIGN PIPKIN

EDMONTON – The Edmonton Eskimos signed American free-agent quarterback Antonio Pipkin to a one-year contract Thursday.

Pipkin spent three seasons with the Montreal Alouettes, appearing in 27 career regular-season games. He completed 99-of-182 passes for 1,295 yards with four touchdowns.

Pipkin also ran 58 times for 318 yards and nine touchdowns.

BLUE BOMBERS SIGN ANTIGHA

WINNIPEG – The Winnipeg Blue Bombers announce today the signing of linebacker Tobi Antigha to a one-year contract.

Antigha (6-2, 240, Presbyterian College) is a three-year Canadian Football League veteran with 46 career games played during his days with the Saskatchewan Roughriders (2017-18) and Toronto Argonauts (2019).

The 26-year-old product of Tampa, Fl. played in 11 games with the Argos last year, finishing with 20 tackles and two interceptions.

Antigha played in 35 games over two years with the Riders, registering 51 tackles, seven sacks and three interceptions, one of which was returned for a touchdown. In 2017 he was named Saskatchewan’s Most Outstanding Rookie.

Antigha played his college ball with the Presbyterian College Blue Hose of the Big South Conference, lining up for four years as a receiver and finishing with 105 receptions in his junior and senior season.

He was converted to defensive end after flashing his athleticism at a Roughriders mini-camp.

(With files from Canadian Press, Blue Bombers PR)