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MONTRÉAL – Le football universitaire québécois produit des quarts-arrière de qualité depuis quelque temps déjà, mais le rythme semble avoir augmenté dans les dernières années.

À des noms comme Jonathan Sénécal et Arnaud Desjardins, qui ont cogné aux portes de la Ligue canadienne de football (LCF) en 2025, s'ajoute cette année celui d'Éloa Latendresse-Régimbald, qui prendra part dans quelques jours au camp d'évaluation de la LCF, présenté par Anytime Fitness, à Edmonton, en Alberta.

Joint au téléphone, le passeur des Redbirds de l'Université McGill souligne l'importance de ses homologues qui ont pavé la voie devant lui.

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Latendresse-Régimbald: Paving the Way for Future Generations
 
By Félix Galli
LFC.CA
March 17, 2026
 
MONTREAL – Quebec university football has been producing top-tier quarterbacks for some time now, but the pace seems to have picked up in recent years.
 
Joining names like Jonathan Sénécal and Arnaud Desjardins, who knocked on the door of the Canadian Football League in 2025, is Éloa Latendresse-Régimbald, who will take part in a few days in the CFL Scouting Camp, presented by Anytime Fitness, in Edmonton, Alta.
 
Reached by telephone, the McGill University Redbirds quarterback highlights the importance of his peers who paved the way before him.
"It gives me a role model to look up to. Sénécal, Tre Ford, Nathan Rourke, Taylor Erlgersma. It's fun to see Canadian and Quebec players who've played in the same league as you, make it there. It tells me that the ultimate goal is much more attainable than I might have thought before," explains the player who was named RSEQ and U SPORTS Rookie of the Year in 2022.
 
Despite these few examples that came before him, it seems the golden age of Canadian quarterbacks is still ahead of us. While a few have knocked on the proverbial door, only one—Rourke—is currently a starter in the CFL. This is no surprise to Latendresse-Régimbald, who takes his role as a trailblazer for future generations of passers to heart.
"I tell myself that I'm paving the way a bit for the quarterbacks to come. It's important in sports to have role models and people who have gone before you."
 
Latendresse-Régimbald had a remarkable career with the Redbirds, earning the starting position in his very first season. A threat both through the air and on the ground, he posted impressive statistics in 2025, racking up 1,736 yards and nine touchdowns through the air, in addition to gaining 798 yards and seven TDs on the ground.
 
While his individual statistics were impressive, the team's collective results were sometimes less so during Latendresse-Régimbald's time at McGill University. In a conference that includes the Laval Rouge et Or and the Montreal Carabins, tempering the team's expectations was sometimes necessary.
 
"It shapes you as an athlete and as a person. Having to face those two teams twice a season takes resilience and a refusal to ever give up," he explains. "I went into every game telling myself that, no matter who was on the other side, we were going to give them a run for their money, and that if everything went well, we were going to come away with wins… which didn't happen often," he adds with a laugh.
 
This winter, Latendresse-Régimbald had the opportunity to do part of his preparation for the evaluation camp with the cream of the crop of quarterbacks and receivers in the country.
 
Quarterback coach Myles Gibbon and his Montreal-based company The QB Movement have transformed the city into a true haven for passers and receivers looking to hone their skills during the off-season. From Vernon Adams Jr. to Davis Alexander, and including Tyson Philpot and Samuel Emilus, Latendresse-Régimbald had no shortage of high-calibre training partners.
 
"It gives you the chance to compete against them and measure yourself against them. They can give you plenty of advice, whether it's about the process surrounding the evaluation camp or even little tips like your footwork for a specific route. Myles really has a knack for it. Bringing in so many CFL guys—and even guys playing in Europe—to lead workshops is really enjoyable. "
 
This wasn't the first time Latendresse-Régimblad had the chance to spend an extended period with professional athletes. In 2025, thanks to the CFL's quarterback internship program, he took part in the Montreal Alouettes' training camp, alongside the Alouettes' quarterbacks during the month of May.
 
At the time, Carabins quarterback Jonathan Sénécal had just been drafted by Montreal, giving Latendresse-Régimblad the unique opportunity to experience training camp with one of his counterparts from the Quebec university circuit.
 
"He's adapting very well," he said at the time. "I'm here to support him on his journey. Yes, I'm part of the internship program, but he was literally drafted!"
 
About ten months later, it's the McGill quarterback's turn to take part in the CFL evaluation camp and perhaps wait for his name to be called on draft night.
 
"I've been playing this sport for years and training to reach the point where I am right now. I'm really excited to show my skills to the Canadian scouts. I hope there's a plan for me. But I don't want to put too much pressure on myself for a single event; I know what my skills are and what I've accomplished over the past few years. I'm going there with a smile, and I can't wait to soak up every moment I'll experience."
 
The CFL Scouting Camp will be held March 27–29 in Edmonton. The CFL Draft will take place on Tuesday, April 28, while the CFL International Draft will be held on Wednesday, April 29.