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“Tory has very good hands and a great change of direction. He is a good receiver. He’s demonstrated on that second-and-15 run play that he can make people miss.”

Although Harrison only had two carries for 15 yards, it was in the passing game that he made an impact. He had a six-yard TD grab in the first half and followed it up with a 32-yard one in the second half by using his speed to beat defenders to the cone.

“Growing up, coaches find me pretty useful coming out of the backfield,” Harrison said. “They pretty much make game plans for me to catch balls out of the backfield.

“The offensive line did a very good job of opening holes. Hopefully we keep this train rolling.”

The Stamps were using a new five-man unit due to the unavailability of left guard Shane Bergman, who has a respiratory condition that sometimes flares up. While Bergman should be able to return to practice on Tuesday, American John Estes stepped in and did a solid job despite not playing guard much in the past few years.

Canadian right tackle Dan Federkeil is walking again without crutches or a boot, and he’s eligible to return from his broken leg on Labour Day.

The offensive line could get healthy just as Cornish returns, so there’s a chance the three-time defending rushing champion gets back into the race for a fourth straight.

Right now, Andrew Harris leads the CFL with 565 yards, while Messam is at 492. Cornish, although idle for three games already, is at 325.

“I appreciate the fact I won’t have many games on my legs when I come back,” Cornish said.

“Sometimes it’s hard to set some arbitrary goal than to just to catch up to some guys. In 2012 and 2013, it was me and Kory Sheets and we were keeping each other going. This year, I think it’s been five or six guys leading the league in rushing. I definitely look forward to it. There might be three Canadians in the top three. That would be something.”

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