REGINA - There was championship football redemption for Montreal on Saturday as the Carabins captured the 60th Vanier Cup with a 30-16 victory over the University of Saskatchewan Huskies.

The University of Montreal's victory came six days after the CFL's Montreal Alouettes lost the 112th Grey Cup to the Saskatchewan Roughriders.

The Carabin offence, led by U Sports rookie of the year Pepe Gonzalez, put on an aerial clinic for much of the afternoon.

Gonzalez passed for 344 yards and touchdowns to Brandon Gourgon, Hassane Dosso and Simon Larose in securing Montreal's third national title and second in the past three years. The Carabins also won in 2023.

The game at Regina's Mosaic Stadium was a quasi-home date for the Huskies, just a two-and-a-half hour drive from their Saskatoon campus,

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