MONTREAL — Colleen Purcell is torn over who to cheer for — quite literally.

The mother of twins Tyson and Jalen Philpot had a split jersey made to support her pass-catching sons equally during the CFL off-season.

Exciting as it is to see the sibling receivers compete on the same field, Purcell says there’s a level of angst when her boys are on opposing teams.

“Not the funnest game to attend,” she said with a laugh. “It’s really hard to cheer for any one team … you just have to cheer the whole game. It’s difficult.”

Tyson and Jalen have both played in the CFL since 2022, but even in a nine-team league, chances to face each other have been rare.

The 25-year-olds from Delta, B.C., will meet for only the second time — out of eight possible matchups — when Tyson’s Montreal Alouettes host J

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