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And it just so happens to coincide with what is being billed as Ricky Ray Night, where the former franchise quarterback from a decade ago will be on hand to see his name unveiled on the Eskimos Wall of Honour.

It will act as a reunion, of sorts, for the trio of ex-Toronto Argonauts quarterbacks, considering Harris got his first CFL start while Ray was out with injury.

“That was my first game in the CFL as well,” Kilgore recalled. “Trevor started against Ottawa in 2014, I think it was.”

Two years later, Kilgore followed suit when he made his first CFL start, also while Ray was out with injury.

“Yeah, it’s kind of coming full-circle and it was cool to have Ricky up earlier in the year,” Kilgore said, referring to the initial announcement of Ray’s induction onto the Wall in mid-July. “And all three of us standing there after practice talking about, ‘If we had known then what we know now,’ type thing.

“And now, they’re honouring him. He’s a great player, a great person and whether it’s Trevor out there or myself, we’ll both be honoured to be taking snaps in this stadium.”

But it all starts with an opportunity.

“Absolutely,” said Kilgore, who is the first Eskimos quarterback to wear the green and gold No. 15 since Ray. “Look at Ricky’s story. Same thing, right?

“He had a great opportunity and he took advantage of it, and had a Hall-of-Fame career because of it.”

RAY TO GO

The first 20,000 people through the gates at Commonwealth Stadium for Friday’s game will receive a free commemorative Ricky Ray flag to celebrate the former quarterback’s induction onto the Eskimos Wall of Honour.