Preparation is at the heart of Scott Flory’s job as head coach of the University of Saskatchewan Huskies football team, but nothing could have prepared him for how to address his team on Tuesday.
Standing in front of his players, Flory shared the news of quarterback Anton Amundrud’s cancer diagnosis.
“Hardest team meeting that I’ve had, to just to be honest with you,” said Flory. “He doesn’t deserve this. Anton doesn’t deserve this, none of these kids do.
“It’s hard as a coach and to be honest with you as a father, my two sons are on the team where he’s not that far removed from my kids… almost the same age. You’re supposed to be able to have answers, solve problems and this is one that I can’t.”
With the Huskies two wins away from achieving their goal of winning the Vanier Cup, a

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