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Jeremiah Masoli knows it’s coming. He knows it’s only a matter of time. The Hamilton Tiger-Cats are Zach Collaros’s team, and once he returns to health, he’ll be the quarterback behind centre — no matter what his replacement accomplishes.

“I don’t have any feelings or an opinion on it. I’m just doing what I’m supposed to do and playing quarterback,” Masoli said Thursday afternoon, upon the Ticats’ arrival at their downtown hotel prior to Friday night’s game against the Alouettes at Molson Stadium.

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“I can’t tell the future. All I know is what’s happening right now. I’m focused on what’s going on this week. Our team deserves the best out of me.”

Masoli’s immediate mandate is ending Hamilton’s two-game losing streak, both defeats coming at home, following an opening-week victory at Toronto. And the Ticats are about to enter an intriguing stretch of their schedule — four consecutive games on the road over a five-week period. It’s one of those quirks that seems only possible in the bizarre Canadian Football League.