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Unique Laurier homecoming atmosphere brings together fans, different sports alike

In the leadup to Wilfrid Laurier University's homecoming clash against the McMaster Marauders on Saturday, star quarterback Taylor Elgersma is conjuring up images of Golden Hawks football history.

In a 60-21 rout of the Guelph Gryphons on Sept. 9, the second-year player threw six touchdown passes, which ties 2015 starting quarterback Eric Morelli and 1991 Vanier Cup champion Bill Kubas for the most in a game in program history.

Many of those players that have laid the foundation for Laurier football, will be right back on the field at University Stadium in Waterloo, Ont., this weekend to embrace the newest generation of Golden Hawks — one that has helped produce Laurier's first 4-0 start in 16 years. The game will be streamed live at 1 p.m. ET on CBCSports.ca, the CBC Sports app and CBC Gem.

"We take the extra step here, which might make it unique for our alumni that do come back," Laurier head coach Michael Faulds told CBC Sports. "Oftentimes, we allow them in the locker room to hear the pre-game speech.

Faulds himself is no stranger to football history, completing a five-year career at Western University in 2009 as U Sports' all-time leader in career passing yards, before being eclipsed by Jérémi Roch of Sherbrooke and Noah Picton of Regina since taking the head coaching job at Laurier in 2013. But he also has a unique understanding of the Laurier community as a rival.

"What I kept remembering [when applying to the Laurier head coaching position] was standing on the sidelines as an opposing player and thinking, 'Wow, this is a really cool place to be,'" said Faulds, who was the starting quarterback for Western in Laurier's 2006 homecoming win, the year after the Golden Hawks captured their second Vanier Cup title.

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