CIS Football 2014

[troutman]

DRUG SCANDAL IN 'WILD WEST' CANADIAN UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL

http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=459926

Three of the top players in Canadian college football have tested positive for banned substances, a development that comes with doping experts saying Canada's university athletics have become a "wild west" where athletes are gaming the system.

The players tested positive during a training camp for the top 37 collegiate players that were hosted earlier this year in Edmonton by the Canadian Football League, TSN has learned.

"It's a wild west because we have no (effective doping) controls in place and the athletes know," Jacobs told TSN.

[Zach]

Look out for a player named Lemar Durant from SFU this season. Going to be a beast. Hopefully he isn't one of the players caught using steroids.

[tvp2003]

According to the article, tests costs $1,000 each. That blows my mind -- you'd think a cheaper method would have been developed by now.

Also you'd think that university students would be a little smarter about it:

Copeland said he's been struck by the fact that second-string players are just as likely users of steroids as A-list players.

"I can see why users might justify this in the U.S. for the chance to land a big contract, even though it's still a long shot, but these guys in Canada are taking these risks for the chance for an entry-level contract in the CFL," Copeland said. "That's a $50,000 contract. It doesn't make sense."