Author Archives: Peter Gryphon

Former Gryphon promoted by NFL Bills

Posted on May 24, 2021 by Peter Gryphon

From the Buffalo Bills May 18 press release – 5 things to know about these moves in the Bills player personnel department (buffalobills.com) Curtis Rukavina will be the assistant director of pro scouting/free agency and Chris Marrow will be the … Continue reading →

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Breakdown of the 2020 recruiting class

Posted on January 31, 2020 by Peter Gryphon

Our new coaching staff is putting together a dynamite recruiting class. People are already asking me if I think it is Guelph’s “best ever”. My answer has been, it’s close too it and they are not even done. I do … Continue reading →

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Wildman Awards Dinner – Jan 2020

Posted on January 27, 2020 by Peter Gryphon

The 2020 edition of the Wildman Dinner took place Saturday night in Guelph. The Wildman, as it’s known, is Gryphon Football’s annual awards banquet and the program’s opportunity to honour it’s graduating players. This year’s edition of the event was back … Continue reading →

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Quick thoughts on 2020 schedule

Posted on January 24, 2020 by Peter Gryphon

Week 1: Sun, Aug 30 – Guelph @ York – 1pm Week 2: Sun, Sep 6 – Waterloo @ Guelph – 6pm Week 3: Sat, Sep 12 – Laurier @ Guelph – 1pm Week 4: Sat, Sep 19 – Guelph @ Western – 7pm Week 5: Sat, Sep … Continue reading →

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Former Gryphon wins CFL’s Tom Pate Award

Posted on November 23, 2019 by Peter Gryphon

Congratulations to Rob Maver (UofG’10) ! CALGARY — Stampeders punter, Rob Maver was named the 2019 recipient of the Tom Pate Memorial Award at the Shaw CFL Awards on Thursday night at Calgary’s Scotiabank Saddledome. Selected by the CFL Players’ … Continue reading →

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Congrats to Ryan Bomben on CFL milestone

Posted on October 6, 2019 by Peter Gryphon

  There’s a story on former Grphon offensive lineman Ryan Bomben [2006-2009], by Frank Ziccarelli, in the Toronto Sun. By his own admission, Ryan Bomben wasn’t aware of his milestone moment until it was announced to the crowd at BMO … Continue reading →

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Johnny Augustine shows out in first CFL start

Posted on September 2, 2019 by Peter Gryphon

Bombers’ running back Augustine puts in memorable performance in first CFL start Link: https://winnipegsun.com/sports/football/cfl/winnipeg-bluebombers/bombers-running-back-augustine-puts-in-memorable-performance-in-first-cfl-start By Ted Wyman, Winnipeg Sun REGINA — Johnny Augustine was as disappointed as anyone else that his team lost to the Saskatchewan Roughriders on Sunday but … Continue reading →

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Gryphons win an important game on the road

Posted on September 2, 2019 by Peter Gryphon

The Gryphons went into the Ravens Nest and plucked out a gutsy win against the odds. After suffering a bitter loss to Mac in Week 1, this was close to a must-win game. The fact that a number of new … Continue reading →

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McMaster Preview – Game 1/2019

Posted on August 25, 2019 by Peter Gryphon

I was tempted to simply re-print last year’s preview with a few updates. So much of what I said then is still true. Here is just one excerpt from my 2018 preview … The Marauders are one of 8 OUA … Continue reading →

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Coach Sheahan mic’d up

Posted on August 19, 2019 by Peter Gryphon

This is a must-watch for Gryphon fans. The Quarterbacks: #1  Dante Djan #8  Brayden Lassenba #9  Kaidan Gilbert #17  Theo Landers Red t-shirt/black shorts – Andrew Horscroft Lots more I could say about this but it’s too late for me … Continue reading →

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