CFL ROUND-UP: BO LEVI TO START, STAMPS/TICATS TRADE VOIDED
Photo: Hamilton Tiger-Cats
HAMILTON – Bo Levi Mitchell is back as the Hamilton Tiger-Cats starting quarterback.
Mitchell was listed as the No. 1 quarterback for Hamilton (2-4) for its road game Friday night versus the Ottawa Redblacks (3-3).
Hamilton placed Mitchell on the six-game injured list with a hip ailment following its 32-14 road loss to the Toronto Argonauts on June 18.
Mitchell missed four games, but was pulled off the injured list Monday when he resumed practising with the Ticats.
Rookie Taylor Powell will serve as Mitchell’s backup. Powell completed 27-of-41 passes for 282 yards and an interception while rushing four times for 37 yards and a touchdown in last week’s 31-15 home loss to Toronto, his first CFL start.
Hamilton comes in having won two of its last three games, including a 21-13 home victory over Ottawa on July 8. The Redblacks have won their last two contests, both in overtime, marking a CFL first.
Ja’Gared Davis is still a Hamilton Tiger-Cat.
Hamilton dealt the veteran defensive lineman to the Calgary Stampeders on Tuesday. But the deal was voided Thursday after Davis failed his physical.
That means the Ticats reclaim Davis’s playing rights because the trade was conditional on Davis passing a physical with Calgary.
The Stampeders also get back the ’24 sixth-round draft pick they gave to Hamilton for Davis.
Davis signed with Hamilton during the offseason after helping the Toronto Argonauts win a Grey Cup last season.
(Canadian Press)
