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LENNOXVILLE — In 2015, the Butler Bulldogs, a nondescript college football team led by a nondescript quarterback — accounting major Matthew Shiltz — went 6-5 overall, including 4-4 in the Pioneer League conference. They tied with two other schools for fourth place.

That should have been the end of the Matthew Shiltz story, especially when he failed to catch on with a pro team last season. He worked out for Chicago and Indianapolis in the NFL, Calgary and Ottawa in the Canadian Football League, but no contract offers were made. Even Shiltz figured it was the end of the road, taking a day job and putting his education to use.

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Then the Alouetes called. Thursday night at BMO Field (7:30 p.m., TSN 690 Radio), Shiltz will play his first game in over a year. He’ll be one of three quarterbacks dressed for Montreal’s opening exhibition game against the Toronto Argonauts.

Second-year pro Vernon Adams will start, according to head coach Jacques Chapdelaine, followed by Jacory Harris, who was added as a free agent from Hamilton in February and has one game of CFL experience. Shiltz might not play until the fourth quarter, but he’s not complaining.