Double Major: A Canadian CFB Show

Josh Ayrakwa joins Alex McComb as guest analyst for a U Sports mid-season check-in and a look at the Canadians making noise in D1 football.

Alex and Josh go through the AUS, RSEQ, OUA and Canada West, break down the biggest risers and underperformers, circle the games that matter for the rest of the season (including Western–Queen's on Oct. 3), and spotlight Canadians across the NCAA.

Timestamps

00:00 Welcome and meet Josh Ayrakwa

01:42 AUS

07:36 RSEQ

19:25 OUA

29:51 OUA MVP race and a Jerome Rancourt story

34:13 Canada West

39:44 U Sports risers and underperformers

50:27 Western vs. Queen's and games to circle

1:02:25 Canadians in D1: Alex's 5 to watch

1:08:24 Canadians in D1: Josh's names

1:13:51 Wake Forest vs. Syracuse in Toronto

1:16:12 Josh's shoutouts from his playing days

1:22:28 Tavius Robinson, the 2018 Yates Cup and Mr. Peanut

1:24:15 Where to find Josh

Find Josh at @yunojsa on Instagram, TikTok and YouTube, and @notjsa on YouTube for his vlogs.

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Trae Tomlinson's football résumé reads like a travel itinerary: Winnipeg, Florida, Virginia, Louisiana, Saskatchewan — and now the NCAA transfer portal and free agency.

On Episode 10 of Double Major, the Winnipeg native and former Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns defensive back takes us through the whole route, from a kid getting his first look at the American game to a Saskatchewan Roughriders training camp to a fight for one more season of college eligibility. He's open to any opportunity to get back on the field, whether that's Division I or the CFL.

We get into:

- Growing up in Winnipeg, and how Recruit Ready's Brad Black put him in front of American coaches

- Clearwater Academy in Florida, a four-interception state championship game, and the program's closure in spring 2024

- Richmond, the move from free safety to corner, and how a DB reads a play before the snap

- Transferring to Louisiana and his first career sack against Mizzou

- Going undrafted, Roughriders training camp, and what came next

- His temporary restraining order against the NCAA and the conversations with schools

- Advice for young Canadian DBs, and Brady Oliveira's challenge to go bigger

Chapters:

(00:00) Intro

(00:54) Growing up in Winnipeg

(03:24) Brad Black and Recruit Ready

(07:51) Clearwater Academy and a 4-INT game

(12:22) Richmond: safety to corner

(15:31) Inside a DB's pre-snap reads

(17:39) Transferring to Louisiana

(20:05) First career sack vs. Mizzou

(20:57) CFL draft day and Roughriders camp

(25:01) The NCAA eligibility fight

(26:44) Schools, conferences and the portal

(29:29) Waiting, training and staying ready

(32:58) Advice for young Canadian DBs

(33:16) Brady Oliveira's advice

(33:53) How he wants to be remembered

Guest: Trae Tomlinson

Host: Alex McComb

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Keep your grades up and your pads down. Class is dismissed — we'll see you next time.

She switched from quarterback to receiver in another country because a teammate had a stronger arm. She chased flag football from Quebec to small-town Kansas and back home to Montreal, winning national titles along the way. This year, she didn't make Team Canada's active roster for the World Championships in Germany — so she went anyway, camera in hand, to support the teammates who did.

Clara Beaudoin (Université de Montréal Carabins, Team Canada, HER, World Flag Series) joins Alex to talk about the identity shift from QB to receiver, the Carabins' run of national championships, her relationship with coach Rachel Lessard — who leads both her collegiate team and Team Canada — falling back in love with the game after missing this summer's national roster, and going pro with HER (Hustle Every Rep) in the World Flag Series, the new women's pro flag football league.

In this episode:
1:49 – From quarterback to receiver
9:20 – Coming home to Quebec and UdeM
11:15 – Inside the Carabins' championship run
20:37 – U Sports adding flag football in 2027
27:18 – Missing this year's Team Canada roster
30:37 – Her relationship with head coach Rachel Lessard
32:15 – Flying to Germany anyway
40:16 – Signing with HER in the World Flag Series
44:04 – World Flag Series comes to Toronto

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Ludovic Kashindi shares his life from playing CIS college football at the University of Sherbrooke to founding LudoKash Sports Agency, helping Canadian student-athletes find opportunities at prep schools and, from there, college football. He discusses the challenges, opportunities and myths surrounding the recruiting process, as well as the impact of high school and college NIL on his work.

Chapters

• 00:00 Introduction to Ludovic Kashindi
• 01:09 Early life and introduction to football
• 02:03 College career at Sherbrooke
• 03:03 Playing for Coach Andre Bolduc
• 03:43 Experience at the East-West Bowl
• 04:53 Injury before the CFL National Evaluation Camp
• 06:05 Signing with Hamilton and experience on the practice roster
• 06:47 Moving across the country in the CFL
• 07:42 Day-to-day life as a practice roster player
• 08:48 Transition to sports agency work
• 10:00 Gap in Canadian-US prep school navigation
• 11:42 Building a network of prep schools
• 12:07 Early stages of the relationship with players and families
• 13:41 Challenges and opportunities of NIL
• 17:28 Myths and realities of the US prep school pipeline
• 33:28 Plans for the fall and expansion of the agency

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Melvin Siani grew up in Hamilton, Ont. — playing basketball and soccer, running his own cooking Instagram — before falling in love with football his senior year of high school at Notre Dame Catholic Secondary School in Burlington, Ont. From there: Wyoming Seminary, Temple, Wake Forest and now the University of Texas, where he and Trevor Goosby make up one of the best offensive tackle tandems in college football, protecting Arch Manning.

On this episode, Melvin talks growing up in Hamilton with SGA, his old cooking page @melvinbakes, his transfer journeys, his chemistry with Trevor Goosby, what it's like blocking for Arch Manning, the pros he studies on tape, and giving back through his youth football camp back home.

Chapters:

00:00 Cold open: his go-to recipe
00:14 Intro
00:46 Hamilton roots and basketball with SGA
02:38 His old cooking Instagram, @melvinbakes
04:08 Finding football his senior year
06:10 Recruited to Wyoming Seminary
06:59 Culture shock arriving at Temple
10:01 First career start vs. SMU
12:09 Transferring to Wake Forest
14:58 Why he chose Texas
17:14 His bond with Trevor Goosby
18:12 Blocking for Arch Manning
19:41 Austin's food scene
20:17 His go-to recipe: steak, potatoes and eggs
24:37 His approach to pass protection
26:50 Giving back with the Dare to Dream Youth Football Camp
31:15 His message to young Canadian football players

Bryce Butler, a Canadian college football player, shares his journey from Toronto to Texas Tech, highlighting his experiences in JUCO, Washington and his current aspirations. He discusses the challenges, sacrifices and opportunities that have shaped his career and the impact of his journey on the youth in Toronto.

Chapters

• 0:00 Cold open — the Sharky origin story
• 0:45 First football memories in the GTA
• 1:29 Leaving Toronto for a Connecticut prep school
• 2:51 Justin Dillon and 730 Scouting
• 4:09 Two years grinding in JUCO at Garden City Community College
• 9:12 Following a coach to Washington
• 11:32 Breaking out in 2025
• 13:10 Choosing Texas Tech in the transfer portal
• 15:34 Building the Big 12's top-ranked D-Line
• 17:26 Nicknames, cars and childhood idols
• 22:20 What his story means for football back home

Brad Black played college football on both sides of the border: Moorhead State in Minnesota, and the University of Manitoba, capped off with a 2007 Vanier Cup title under longtime coach Brian Dobie. After a stint in the Arena Football League, he came home to Winnipeg and co-founded Recruit Ready, turning basement workouts with 10 high schoolers into a program that's now sent players to the NFL, CFL, NCAA and U Sports.

Alex sits down with Brad to talk about his own playing days, the real origin story of Recruit Ready and the players who've come through the program, including NFL defensive lineman David Onyemata, Blue Bombers receiver-turned-Recruit Ready-coach Nic Demski, Manitoba captain and CFL prospect A.K. Gassama, and Dolapo Egunjobi's winding path to UT Martin. They also dig into Recruit Ready's U.S. pipeline through Clearwater Academy, the next wave of prospects to watch and where Canadian football development is headed over the next five years.

00:00 Cold open
00:21 Intro
01:03 First memories of football
01:48 Why Moorhead State
02:44 Freshman of the Year & life in Minnesota
04:15 Coming home to the Manitoba Bisons
05:39 The 2007 Vanier Cup run
09:03 Inside the mind of a punt returner
10:20 Playing under Brian Dobie
11:48 Arena Football League: Green Bay & Milwaukee
13:55 Becoming Manitoba's strength & conditioning coach
15:24 The basement workouts that started Recruit Ready
17:49 Bigger and stronger isn't the same as better
18:35 The Oak Park–St. Paul's ANAVETS Bowl upset
19:20 Was coaching always the plan?
20:42 A year inside the Recruit Ready program
24:32 Building the coaching staff
27:00 AK Gassama's story
28:05 David Onyemata's journey to the NFL
29:55 Shai Ross: proof it's never too late
33:00 Dolapo Egunjobi's road to UT Martin
35:36 Coaching alongside Nic Demski
37:22 The Clearwater Academy pipeline
41:45 High school prospects to watch
45:09 NCAA & U Sports players to watch this year
48:14 The next 5 years of Canadian football development
54:19 What's next for Recruit Ready
56:31 Where to find Recruit Ready

USC Trojans defensive lineman Floyd Boucard joins host Alex McComb for the latest episode of Double Major, the show covering the lives of Canadian college football athletes, coaches and builders.

The Montreal native takes us through his journey from playing hockey in his neighbourhood to becoming one of USC's most productive freshman pass-rushers, including his early moves through Alabama and Miami before landing at USC. Floyd also talks about his relationship with fellow D-lineman Jahkeem Stewart, his standout, six-pressure performance against Purdue, working through injury as a freshman and his plans to mentor the next generation of Canadian football talent.

Timestamps:
0:00 – Cold open
0:18 – Welcome & guest intro
0:41 – From hockey to football in Montreal
1:13 – Quebec to Alabama to Miami to L.A.
1:26 – Staying focused on the recruitment trail: No homesickness
1:50 – Walking into USC's deep 2025 D-line room as a freshman
2:11 – Building chemistry with Jahkeem Stewart
2:42 – Breakout performance vs. Purdue
3:13 – Battling injury as a freshman
3:41 – Being tied for most pressures among freshman Big Ten DTs
4:19 – The chip on his shoulder this spring
4:41 – Growing football IQ since freshman year
5:17 – Big plans to give back to kids in Canada
5:56 – Advice for the next wave of Canadian college football recruits
6:39 – Closing thoughts

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Emmanuel Cazeau-Wagnac walked on at Concordia with no scholarship, left after one season and stepped away from football for a decade to build a career in finance. Today, he runs Uncharted Talents Sports, helping Quebec's top high school and CEGEP football players get recruited to prep schools and college football programs across North America — and he's become one of the most trusted names in Canadian football recruiting along the way.

In this conversation, Emmanuel breaks down:

• How a former colleague's request to help her son get recruited turned into a full-time scouting career
• His years running the Quebec rankings for CFC and what that taught him about evaluating talent
• Why chasing NIL money out of high school can actually hurt a player's long-term earning potential — and why "your tape is your currency"
• The real risks families face when a player moves to the U.S. without the right guidance — visas, housing, host families and school fit
• Where he sees Uncharted Talents Sports in five years, and the players on his radar for 2026 and beyond

Chapters

• 00:00 Introduction
• 02:30 Early Football Memories and Background
• 04:19 College Experience and Transition
• 07:19 Influence of Coaches and Teammates
• 10:37 Transition to Scouting and Recruiting
• 22:48 Understanding the NCAA Recruiting Calendar
• 26:15 Impact of NIL on Student-Athletes
• 34:22 Vision for Uncharted Talents Sports
• 36:52 Collaboration with Jay Agenor
• 41:11 Discovery and Recruitment of Talented Players
• 49:13 College Commitment Decision-Making
• 54:17 Impact of Canadian Players in American High School Football Programs
• 01:18:59 College Football Recruitment
• 01:20:08 Upcoming College Football Season
• 01:26:58 Canadian College Players to Watch

Caroline Moquin-Joubert played two varsity sports at Concordia University at the same time — hockey and flag football — and made it to a national championship game five times across both. Now she's the captain of Team Canada's women's flag football team, coming off a third-place finish at the 2025 World Games in Chengdu, China.

In this episode of Double Major, Caroline talks with host Alex McComb about the reality of juggling two varsity programs and a double major, the culture she learned from Concordia hockey and carried into a growing flag football program, the injury that tested her, and the imposter feeling she had to work through the first time she wore the captain's letter.

She also talks about Canada's climb from 6th to 4th in the world flag football rankings, her longtime QB connection with Sara Parker and what's at stake this August in Düsseldorf, Germany, as Canada chases a berth in the LA 2028 Olympics.

Double Major is a podcast about Canadian college football, hosted by Alex McComb.