The Laurier Golden Hawks are heading back to the Yates Cup — but not without surviving a second-half surge from the Guelph Gryphons.

Canada’s top-ranked university football team built a commanding 27-0 halftime lead, only to hold off a furious rally to win 37-30 in Saturday’s OUA semifinal at University Stadium.

“At this time of year, you don’t look at it if it’s a pretty win or an ugly win,” said Laurier head coach Michael Faulds. “Ultimately, one team’s cleaning out their lockers, the other team has bought themselves another week.”

Asked point-blank which one this was, Faulds didn’t hesitate.

“I would say it’s an ugly win,” he said. “Ugly in the second half. We were pretty in the first half, if you want to put it that way. But a win’s a win, right? No one looks back in the record boo

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