Around the CFL: Surging Argonauts face stiff test against Lions QB Nathan Rourke

After a slow start, Nathan Rourke’s 2026 season is starting to look an awful lot like his 2025 CFL most outstanding player campaign. The B.C. Lions star quarterback has averaged 320.9 passing yards a game while completing 71.6 per cent of his throws with 20 touchdowns, 10 interceptions and a 111.9 quarterback rating for a team that has won seven of its past eight games. As the 2025 MOP, the Canadian pivot averaged 293.9 passing yards with a 70.4-per-cent completion percentage, 31 touchdowns, 16 interceptions and a 112.2 QB rating. The Toronto Argonauts, also playing their best football in recent…