Taylor Elgersma wouldn’t miss it.

The 2024 Hec Crighton trophy winner will be on the Wilfrid Laurier sideline helping coach the quarterbacks in the battle of the last two unbeaten teams in U Sports football Saturday (1 p.m.) at Western Alumni Stadium.

The London Oakridge grad led the Golden Hawks to two convincing wins last year over the Mustangs – including a Yates Cup blowout – before his highly publicized tryout with the NFL’s Green Bay Packers.

“I think the biggest key against Western is understanding who they are and taking the fight to them,” the 23-year-old said. “Both games last year, we beat them pretty handily because we were the bully in those games. A lot of teams go into Western and expect them to play at a certain level and almost make the game something it isn’t, instead

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