Geoffrey Cantin-Arku: "Anything short of the Grey Cup is a disappointment"

CALGARY -- After falling short in the 112th Grey Cup, winning the 113th Grey Cup is all Geoffrey Cantin-Arku and the Montreal Alouettes have on their minds heading into Sunday night.

"It's time to finish. There's no excuse. I believe anything short of the Grey Cup is a disappointment for this organization," Cantin-Arku said Saturday during a media conference following walkthroughs at McMahon Stadium.

The sting of losing to the Saskatchewan Roughriders in last year's Grey Cup has motivated Cantin-Arku and the Alouettes to return to the championship game and finish the job this time around.

"We fell short last year and it's something I had to remind myself all offseason. And then we got together in May, ready to go to work, and we had one goal in mind, and that was the Grey Cup," Cantin-Arku added.

The Canadian linebacker enjoyed a breakout third CFL season, recording 89 defensive tackles, five sacks and one interception in 17 games. He added five tackles in Montreal's 33-23 win over the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the Eastern Final presented by Wegovy®.

Cantin-Arku is poised to play a big role in determining whether the Alouettes can avenge last year's loss and win the 113th Grey Cup on Sunday night at McMahon Stadium in Calgary.

Kickoff is set for 6:00 p.m. ET/5:00 p.m. ABT and can be watched on TSN1, TSN3, TSN4, CTV, Crave, RDS, DAZN and CFL+.