Erik Glavic is a former

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who played

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for both the

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and the

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. Glavic is the only CIS football player to have won the

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with two different teams. His brother

Sasha Glavic Sasha Glavic (born May 3, 1983) is a former Canadian football linebacker for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League from 2006-2009. He was originally signed as an undrafted free agent by the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in 2006. Glavic p ...

is a former

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for the

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of the

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University career

Glavic was named starting quarterback in his third season with the Huskies, after being used the previous year mainly for short yardage situations. Glavic had a great year with 1,843 passing yards, and 478 rushing yards. Glavic's main asset is his ability to scramble as he added 5 rushing touchdowns to his 16 passing. In the 2007

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Glavic passed for 102 yards and one touchdown, while adding 41 yards and one touchdown rushing. Glavic left the game early with an injured knee. The Huskies won the game and advanced to the national championship. Glavic found out later he would miss the

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with an ACL tear. The Huskies would lose the championship 28-14. Glavic would nonetheless be named the

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winner for 2007 as the

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football MVP. Glavic was poised to be the starter for the 2008 season after a

winning season, however Glavic struggled to rehabilitate his knee. He ended up only playing a portion of a single game the entire season. In January, it was announced that Glavic was transferring to the

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to begin classes immediately and play for the

in the 2009 season. After leading his team to a 7-1 record, Glavic enjoyed an outstanding season, completing 67.5 percent of his passes for 2,185 yards and 14 touchdowns. He also added 503 rushing yards and six rushing touchdowns, good for fourth in the

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. After defeating the

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to win the

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, the Dinos beat the

38-14 in the

to earn the right to play in the

game. Glavic won the

for the second time in his career and became the first player to win the award with two different teams. Glavic and the Dinos would go on to lose the

game 33-31 to the Danny Brannagan-led

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Professional career

Glavic was one of three CIS quarterbacks to be invited to the

's 2010 Evaluation Camp, even though his draft eligibility year was the year before. Shortly after, Glavic was added to the

' negotiation list in anticipation of a rule change where Canadian quarterbacks do not count as a roster spot in training camp.http://www.thespec.com/Sports/article/737489 Ticats have Canadian QB's arm at the ready

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University career

Professional career

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