Evan Hillock was the 2021 Vanier Cup MVP in his first season as Western’s starting quarterback. Article content

In the four years since, he has helped keep the Mustangs among the Canadian university elite, suffering losses only to eventual champions (Laval in 2022, Montreal in 2023) or finalists (Laurier in 2024). Article content Article content

But now, the spotlight is cranked up high and hot to see if he can rebound from an all-time gut punch – a 60-13 drubbing at home against Laurier last weekend – and a bewildering individual performance of 8-for-22 for just 88 passing yards. The Mustangs (7-1) face Guelph (3-5) in an Ontario university playoff quarterfinal Saturday (1 p.m.) at Western Alumni Stadium.

“I didn’t have my best game and I let the team down,” the veteran pivot fro

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