Calm, confident Jonathon Jennings leading B.C. Lions into West Division final
SURREY, B.C. — Solomon Elimimian has heard plenty of motivational halftime banter.
The script between teammates tends to be pretty similar in most cases — players imploring each other to continue fighting if they’re behind or to keep the foot on the gas if they’re ahead.
But every so often there’s an unexpected twist.
With the B.C. Lions down 13 points at the break in last Sunday’s playoff game, soft-spoken second-year quarterback Jonathon Jennings stood up in the locker-room and calmly let everyone know things were going to be fine if the club stayed the course.