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TORONTO — Jeremiah Masoli will make his season debut on Saturday, when the Ottawa REDBLACKS travel to Hamilton to face the Tiger-Cats.
REDBLACKS’ head coach Bob Dyce made the news official at the conclusion of the team’s practice on Tuesday.
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Bob Dyce confirms Jeremiah Masoli starts at QB Saturday in Hamilton. Will be exactly one year to the day since his last start vs Saskatchewan.
— AJ Jakubec (@TheSuperAJ) July 4, 2023
Masoli took first-team reps in Tuesday’s session, setting in motion the 34-year-old’s return to action after a broken leg took him out of the 2022 season.
Over the past year the team has been patient with their No. 1 pivot, resting him through preseason games and the first four games of the regular season. Saturday’s start in Hamilton — where Masoli spent nine seasons before coming to Ottawa in 2022 — will mark just his fifth game in a REDBLACKS’ uniform.
In just four games last year, Masoli made 84-126 passes for 1,083 yards with two touchdowns to two interceptions and one rushing TD. The 2018 East Division MOP nominee and a 2018 East Division All-Star, Masoli was under centre for the Tiger-Cats’ Grey Cup appearance at Tim Hortons Field in 2021, where the team fell in overtime to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.
The REDBLACKS are currently 1-2 and sit third in the East Division. They’re coming off of their first win of the 2023 season, having downed the Edmonton Elks 26-7 on Friday.
