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Never before have the Ottawa Redblacks gone into training camp with a battle to decide who their starting quarterback will be. But here we go.

The Redblacks’ No. 1 QB will be Dominique Davis or Jonathon Jennings. Or, in what would be a stunning development, could somehow Danny Collins or Will Arndt rise up and take the job?

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“It’s an open competition between Dominique and Jonathon,” said Redblacks coach Rick Campbell. “We’re calling them 1A and 1B. We’re going to flip flop all the quarterbacks around. The only rule we’re following is what gives us the best chance to win?”

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From 2014-16, the Redblacks went into camp with Henry Burris clearly the No. 1 guy, then the past two years it was Trevor Harris (who left to sign as a free agent with the Edmonton Eskimos).

Davis, who’s 29, showed flashes of what he can be last season when he subbed in for Harris, while 26-year-old Jennings has plenty of time as a CFL starter on his resume – three years ago in B.C., he passed for 5,226 yards and 27 touchdowns.

“I’m coming in and competing to be the starter,” said Davis. “Yes, it’s an open competition, it’s something I was expecting wherever I went – I’m just happy it’s in Ottawa.”