Tagovailoa, Book highlight partially revealed CFL negotiations lists
TORONTO — Fans of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and Saskatchewan Roughriders will want to keep an eye on the NCAA football semifinals.
Alabama quarterback Tua Tagovailoa was one of 10 players the Ticats revealed on their negotiation list on Wednesday and Notre Dame quarterback Ian Book was unveiled as part of the Riders’ list. The teams would have exclusive rights to those players should they decide to play football in Canada.
Top-ranked Alabama plays No. 4 Oklahoma in the Orange Bowl and No. 3 Notre Dame faces No. 2 Clemson in the Cotton Bowl on Dec. 29. The winners of those games advance to the NCAA football championship on Jan. 7.
CFL teams can claim exclusive rights to negotiate with up to 45 players by placing them on their list. Players can be added, removed or traded from the list at any time.