Montréal Carabins destination spot for local commits

Montréal adds three local commits to their 2018 class.

Defensive lineman Momar Mbaye and running backs Tristan Quirion and Jean-Clifford Dazouloute from Cégep du Vieux Montréal have spent most of their lives in Montréal, it’s a city that they appreciate deeply, so much so that they will be living there for the next couple years as members of the University of Montréal Carabins.

Momar Mbaye

Momar Mbaye has been playing in the city of Montréal, Québec, for quite some time now. It is only fitting that he continues his career with one of his hometown teams. He said he committed because of “the program, the coaches, the fact that it’s in Montréal, the vibe, my friends over there and I wanted to play for the best football program.”

While Mbaye’s brother was playing at Collège Montmorency, he was coached by the Carabins’ Paul Eddy. “He told me a lot of great comments about him,” Mbaye said. “The coaches are very nice…and very close to their players and the guys are very welcoming.”

Mbaye, who is 5’11, 275lbs, is interested in teaching.

Before playing with Les Spartiates du Cégep du Vieux Montréal (RSEQ Division 1), Mbaye was a member of Les Loups de l’École secondaire Curé-Antoine-Labelle (RSEQ). In 2014, he helped win Les Spartiates win a Bol d’Or.

Mbaye would like to thank his coaches, Renaldo Sagesse, David Caron, Martin Gagné and Denis Touchette, for helping him become the player he is today.

Les #Carabins accueillent dans leurs rangs le joueur de ligne défensive @Yondaime_7 des #Spartiates du @cegepduvieuxmtl Ⓜ
Bienvenue Momar ??
??? https://t.co/wknLrf5kWp#Recrutement2018 #TousCarabins pic.twitter.com/XHcZVDiZRZ

— Carabins (@Carabins) February 13, 2018

Tristan Quirion

When looking for a school, an important point to take into consideration is whether you can envision yourself on the team. That wasn’t a problem for Tristan Quirion.

“I chose the University of Montréal because they have an offense that uses many fullbacks, so (it’s) a team in which I saw myself playing for. I also found several opportunities on the special teams,” Quirion said, adding that the team also has suburb facilities and a complete medical team.

The coaches were another factor in his choice. He said that after his two visits, “I felt that the Carabins’ coaches had a philosophy that resembled mine and they have what it takes to take my football to a higher level.”

Quirion began his career in 2005 and he played with city teams until 2013. He then played with Les Voltigeurs du Collège Bourget (RSEQ Division 2) for a year before spending three years with Les Spartiates. He is a two-time all-star nominee in 2016 and 2017.

Quirion, who is 5’11, 235lbs, is interested in taking either computer science or police security.

C’est l’homme qu’il vous faut pour vous ouvrir un chemin jusqu’au bord de la scène cet été à #Osheaga.
Bienvenue au nouveau Ⓜ, le centre-arrière des #Spartiates du @cegepduvieuxmtl Tristan Quirion ??#Recrutement2018 #FootRSEQ pic.twitter.com/DD1oVZrLKv

— Carabins (@Carabins) February 19, 2018

Jean-Clifford Dazouloute

A good coach knows how to bring out the best of their players, and Jean-Clifford Dazouloute is confident that the Carabins coaches will do just that for him.

“I chose the University of Montréal because they help their players to be successful on and off the field and because it’s the best place for me,” he said. “The coaching staff are doing great things to lead the team and program to success. They prepare the team to be successful and also they help us to grow as men.”

On the academic front, Dazouloute, who will be studying international business, added that he also picked Montréal because of the academic support.

Dazouloute, who is from Montréal-Nord, spent three years with Les Spartiates. In high school, the 5’11, 185lbs athlete was named as an offensive MVP. “I would like to say thanks to a few people who believed in me, to the CVM coaching staff because they helped me to be successful as a student-athlete,” he said. “I would also like to say thanks to the ‘goat,’ Mr. Steve Alexandre, because he helped me to be a better person.”

Knowing the power of a good coach, Dazouloute added that, “I have a message for young student-athletes: you guys have to be focused at school and listen to your coaches because they know that the key to success in the focus.”

Le porteur de ballon des Spartiates du @cegepduvieuxmtl Jean Clifford Dazouloute est maintenant un Ⓜ
Bienvenue ???#TousCarabins #Recrutement2018 #FootRSEQ pic.twitter.com/tZkK3KqSPR

— Carabins (@Carabins) February 16, 2018