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May 3, 2021 When Tomoya Machino started playing football at Kyoto University, he was new to the game and wanted to play a position he thought was cool. Machino, a former high school baseball player, was a lot thinner back then and never envisioned becoming an offensive lineman. Shortly after joining the school’s football team, the Gangsters, he submitted his position requests in the following order: tight end, wide receiver and offensive lineman. Noting that one of his taller teammates played wideout, the 197-cm Machino believed taller players would be chosen for the receiving corp...

  Offensive lineman Steven Nielsen was able to make a successful move from Denmark to the NCAA. (Eastern Michigan Athletics) He landed in Indiana at La Lumiere High School, where he was able to transition to an NCAA program. “It was difficult, more on a personal base, just being so far away from my family,” he said. “Practice as well. Back home, we’d practice twice a week, and when I was in prep school, we’d practice every day and a workout in the morning. So it was way more practice and football during the day than I was used to. That was a huge transition and it helped me prepare...

Chris Mulumba made the transition from Finnish Judo champion to Division I NCAA football player. (Colorado Athletics) Mulumba was able to take his experience in judo to the gridiron. He used his hand work, balance, and leverage to win, so in football, he did the exact same thing.  Following a few years playing in Finland, Mulumba knew he had a chance to make a living off of football. So he moved to the States to pursue a career. He was excited to come Stateside, however, he didn’t speak a lot of English, so the language barrier was difficult at the start. But he was able to let his play do...

CFL teams making the most of unique Global Draft process Share Share TORONTO — The road to the draft always proves to be busy for CFL head of football operations Greg Dick and his staff, but the 2021 off-season and the COVID-19 pandemic have offered some new and unique challenges. The same goes for the nine CFL franchises, who have had to navigate this draft process without seeing or talking to players in person. “I think that every team evaluates players differently. But I think they’re going to look at game films from past seasons more closely. Combine...

After a year at Santa Barbara, Anderson made the move to Iowa and played three years for Grand View University, competing in the NAIA (Photo: Grand View University) Before he made the jump over to North America, Anderson played club football in France for Les Templiers D’Elancourt. He had a teammate that made the jump to Santa Barbara City College. But Anderson admitted that he had no idea about the eligibility system when he made the trek to North America. As it turned out, his club play back home had eaten into some of his years of eligibility. Instead of going to a Division I school, he ...