Hamilton Ticats Bo Levi Mitchell to claim first CFL passing title [Video]

It’s been a season to remember and forget for Bo Levi Mitchell and the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.

Hamilton (7-10) heads into its regular-season finale Friday in Ottawa assured of finishing fourth in the East Division and missing the CFL playoffs. But Mitchell is poised to claim his first CFL passing title.

Mitchell, 34, threw for 450 yards and five TDs in Hamilton’s 42-20 home win over Calgary on Friday night. It was Mitchell’s first victory over his former team and pushed him over the 5,000-yard plateau for the third time but first since 2018.

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Mitchell heads to Ottawa with 5,026 passing yards, well ahead of Winnipeg’s Zach Collaros (4,005). So, barring a record performance of epic proportions by Collaros on Saturday versus Montreal, Mitchell — a two-time Grey Cup champion and twice the league’s outstanding player — will be the 5,000-yard club’s lone member this season and a CFL passing champion …