After the 2020 OUA season was canceled due to COVID-19, the 2021 season begins this Saturday, September 18.
In a rematch of the 2019 Yates Cup, the McMaster Marauders will play the Western Mustangs at TD Stadium in London.
At the end of the 2019 regular season, Western was 8-0, while McMaster finished with a 6-2 record.
The Marauders defeated Western 29-15 in the OUA Championship game, then lost 30-17 in the Mitchell Bowl to the Calgary Dinos, who won the Vanier Cup 27-13 over the Montreal Carabins the following week.
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Offensively, McMaster’s fortunes will go up and down with fourth-year quarterback Andreas Dueck.
The Winnipeg native completed 200 of 301 pass attempts for 2,431 yards. He threw 15 touchdown passes and eight interceptions.
Leading the rushing attack is third-year running back Justis Allin, who in the 2019 season had 48 carries for 348 yards and a major.
On the other side of the field, Jackson White is the starting western quarterback.
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The six-foot-four, 230-pound angler originally agreed to attend McMaster in 2018.
He made the OUA rookie squad that season after splitting time with Dueck.
He was then forced to stay out of the 2019 season after transferring from McMaster to Western.
After the game in London, the Marauders have a week off, before their first home game, on Saturday, October 2, against Waterloo.
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