Bishop’s welcomes an out-of-province commit to their 2020 class.
Nicolas Baril, a defensive back from CΓ©gep de lβOutaouais, is staying in La Belle Province after committing to the Bishopβs Gaiters.
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Originally from Ottawa, Ontario, Baril found a new place to call his home. βI committed to Bishopβs University for many reasons,β he says. βI enjoy the small campus lifestyle they offer and the tight knit community of Bishopβs University. Their new athletic facilities really impressed me as well.β
Baril, who is 5β10, 170lbs, added that the teamβs coaching staff really impressed him as well. Baril is no stranger to the teamβs head coach, ChΓ©rif Nicolas. βIβve known Coach ChΓ©rif Nicolas for a long time, but I was never able to play for him. He is a coach I have a tremendous amount of respect for and canβt wait to be part of him team,β Baril says.
βCoach Nicolas showed me his vision for the program and what he wants to accomplish. It was really something I was buying into and wanted to be a part of.β
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Alongside the head coach, Baril also found commonality with the Fabrice Raymond, the teamβs defensive coordinator and defensive back coach. βHe is someone who I felt I really clicked with early on when we first met,β Baril says. βCoach Raymond has coached many great defensive backs that went on to have a great university and pro career. Playing for him was an opportunity I did not want to pass up.β
When choosing Bishopβs, Baril didnβt overlook the academic side of things. He will be taking sports studies. He is also interested in minoring in business and society. βThe sports studies program is one of a kind in Canada, therefore it was a big factor in my decision making,β he says.
Before joining Les Griffons du CΓ©gep de l’Outaouais (RSEQ Division 2), Baril spent six years playing at lβΓcole Catholique Franco-CitΓ©. He won a city championship with the team in 2017. A year prior, he was a member of the sophomore Team East at the 2016 Fox 40 Prospect Challenge.
Happy to announce my commitment to Bishopβs University ? @BishopsGaiters #BleedPurple pic.twitter.com/V54QZ3E59b
β Nicolas Baril (@NickBaril5) November 22, 2019
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