Down here in the U.S., football season's just ramping up. North of the border, football season's far along. Canadian Football League teams have played 12 regular-season games. The Grey Cup , the CFL version of the Super Bowl, is scheduled for Nov. 16 this year.

Think Novembers get cold in Green Bay? Go northwest another 700 miles to Winnipeg.

Quite a few Texas Tech football exes have made their mark in the CFL over the years. Joe Barnes, Derrell Mitchell , Aaron Hunt , Glenn January and Jamar Wall had long, distinguished careers.

It's been quite a season for other Red Raiders this summer.

You have British Columbia Lions linebacker Micah Awe and Winnipeg Blue Bombers linebacker Tony Jones first and second in the CFL in tackles, Awe with 94, Jones with 80. Ottawa Redblack

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