Ah, the eve of a new CFL season.

Anticipation is high, with hopes to match, across the league.

Questions, both small and large, both whispered and screamed, hang in the air like a thundering Jake Julien punt.

The answers will come, of course.

But for now, all we have are the beautiful possibilities of a brand new year.

Here are 26 questions for the ’26 season.

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IS A 6,000-YARD PASSING SEASON ON THE MENU?

The CFL has a plethora of teams with premier quarterbacking and an arsenal of very scary receivers and so do we get a 6,000-yard passing season for the first time since Anthony Calvillo (6,041) accomplished the feat with Montreal in 2004? And could Doug Flutie’s all-time single season record (6,619 as a BC Lion in 1991) be threatened? BC’s Nathan Rourke and Hamilton’s Bo Levi Mitchell come to mind straight away as possibilities but they are not the only quarterbacks with the weaponry to flirt with 6,000.

CAN THE ROUGHRIDERS KEEP THE BEAT GOING?

This is one of those age-old questions in professional sports. Can the reigning champions carry success over and into the following campaign? There’s always the question of being able to stay thirsty after drinking from the firehose of success. Then there’s the reality of saying “so long” to some key team members in free agency and the ‘Riders are no different, having lost linebacker A.J. Allen, DB/SAM C.J. Reavis and defensive end Habakkuk Baldonado to Ottawa as well as defensive end Malik Carney to Edmonton. But Saskatchewan does have much of their championship core returning. Can they do it all again?

CAN THE ALS KEEP THEIR MOST VALUABLE PLAYER IN THE LINE-UP?

All eyes will be on Montreal quarterback Davis Alexander in 2026 but not for performance-based reasons. He’s shown that he is one of the best QBs in the CFL when in the line-up. And therein lies the question. Without Alexander on the field in 2025, the Als’ offence sputtered and struggled greatly. With him on the field? A trip to the Grey Cup game. Montreal has fortified their back-up situation with the addition of Dustin Crum, but they’d like nothing more than to see if their starter can produce a full season of MOP-calibre play. Can Alexander enjoy 18 starts in 2026?

CAN THE ‘RUN-IT-BACK’ STAMPEDERS GALLOP ALL THE WAY TO A HOME GREY CUP?

Consistency, thy name is Stampeders. Almost the entire coaching staff is back for Calgary in 2026 and so is much of the team that returned to the playoffs last year after an 11-7 regular season, losing a close one to the Lions in the Western Semi-Final. Just the other day the Stamps were given a supersized boost when defensive lineman Jaylon Hutchings — who’d left in the off-season for an NFL contract — returned to Calgary, signing a new three-year contract. Are the Stamps on the way to a home-cooking 113th Grey Cup win?

ARE THE REDBLACKS POISED FOR A RENAISSANCE?

It’s been a blur of activity for the Ottawa REDBLACKS ever since they ended last year in last place with a record of 4-14. Luring Ryan Dinwiddie out of Toronto to take over as head coach/general manager was merely the start. A whole slew of impressive roster additions — including linebackers A.J. Allen, C.J. Reavis and Nyles Morgan as well as running back Greg Bell and receiver Ayden........

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