Nick Arbuckle can be underneath middle on Friday when the Toronto Argonauts go to Nathan Rourke and the BC Lions in Vancouver.
Toronto noticed its three-game successful streak come to a halt final week as Arbuckle sat out his crew’s 21-19 loss to the Montreal Alouettes as a result of a calf harm. He returned to apply on Tuesday and took roughly 60 % of the reps in apply for the Argonauts (5-9).
The crew introduced Thursday that he would be the starter on Friday.
Toronto head coach Ryan Dinwiddie had given backup quarterback Jarret Doege loads of reps this week — simply in case.
“, Jarret nonetheless acquired about 40 % of it however I used to be shocked Nick was shifting round pretty much as good as he was,” Dinwiddie mentioned.
Arbuckle’s 4,089 passing yards and 25 passing touchdowns are second within the CFL to solely Hamilton’s Bo Levi Mitchell (4,194, 28). Third in each classes is Rourke, who has thrown for 3,935 yards and 22 TDs for the Lions (7-7).
Arbuckle and Rourke placed on fairly the show in Toronto’s 52-34 victory over B.C. on Aug. 23. Arbuckle threw for a career-high 430 yards with three touchdowns and rushed for one more rating, whereas Rourke handed for 326 yards and two TDs.
Rourke put up gaudy numbers in his final outing.
The 27-year-old from Victoria rushed for 3 touchdowns and threw for 2 extra within the Lions’ 52-23 romp over the Calgary Stampeders. His 331 passing yards allowed him to surpass Russ Jackson’s whole of three,641 in 1969 for essentially the most by a Canadian passer in a single season.
“Russ Jackson is a legend on this league, and any time you are even introduced up in the identical dialog as him, I feel it is an honor,” Rourke mentioned.
Keon Hatcher Sr. has recorded career-high totals in catches (79) and receiving yards (league-leading 1,317) this season to associate with 5 touchdowns. He had seven receptions for 131 yards within the earlier encounter with Toronto.
CFL dashing chief James Butler sat out the sport versus the Stampeders with a thigh harm. He turned in restricted apply periods all through this week, nevertheless, and is on the market for Friday’s contest.
–Discipline Degree Media
