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Listowel football player drafted to the CFL despite only ever playing 27 games

A Wilfrid Laurier University football player caught the eye of Hamilton Tigercats’ top brass in May, despite only playing 27 games in his entire life.

Luke Brubacher, 23, only started playing in 2023 because the Listowel-native didn’t have access to a locally-organized football program.

“Obviously, going from no previous experience to the university level, there was definitely some times I was running around on the field like a chicken with my head cut off,” he told CTV News.

Not having access to the sport, Brubacher, at 6’6” and 250 lbs., only knew what his friends told him about football.

“I knew what …