A heated social media tiff between Bussin’ With The Boys’ Taylor Lewan and ESPN NFL analyst Andrew Hawkins over CFL rules was worked out on Tuesday, thanks in large part to Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson.

Who had all that on their bingo card?

Our sordid story actually begins way back on August 22, 2024, when the Toronto Argonauts defeated the Saskatchewan Roughriders 20-19 after kicker Lirim Hajrullahu’s 40-yard field-goal attempt sailed wide left, but also went through the end zone for a game-winning single (or rouge), as is the rule in the Canadian Football League (CFL).

For some reason, Lewan took to X on Monday and shared a clip of that kick, adding some harsh commentary.

“This is the dumbest rule I’ve ever witnessed,” he wrote on X. “You missed a kick but it hit the back of the end zone so you get a point to win the game? So dumb.”

That caught the attention of Hawkins, who played six seasons in the NFL after two seasons for the CFL’s Montreal Alouettes, where he was part of back-to-back Grey Cup Championships. The ESPN analyst took Lewan to task for taking a shot at a rule that has existed long before the CFL began.

“Typical NOOB, jumping on twitter to give his opinion on a game he watched for the first time ever,” wrote Hawkins. “Bring that sh*t north of the border and see what me and Saskatoonians do to you!!!”

Typical NOOB, jumping on twitter to give his opinion on a game he watched for the first time ever.

Bring that shit north of the border and see what me and Saskatoonians do to you!!! https://t.co/6Zc0oj8ZyQ

— Andrew Hawkins (@Hawk) May 4, 2026

That kicked off a fairly intense back-and-forth between the two former football players, with Lewan taking shots at the value of being a CFL player, Hawkins offering to personally teach him a lesson, Lewan claiming he would have prevented Hawkins from winning a Grey Cup had he played against him, and Hawkins saying Lewan wouldn’t have been worth a spot on a CFL roster.

Things mostly went quiet from there. However, on Tuesday, Hawkins revealed that he and Lewan had connected by phone and hashed things out, thanks in part to former Calgary Stampeders linebacker The Rock.

Hawks right, our different opinions were clouding our judgement. Luckily the level headedness of @TheRock stepping in and connecting us made me realize it’s okay to disagree.

Thank you Dwayne! See you soon Unc https://t.co/wicxZbWvA5

— Taylor Lewan (@TaylorLewan77) May 5, 2026

“Don’t want to go into it too much here… but I hopped on a call with [Taylor Lewan]  and we talked it out like men,” wrote Hawkins. “We agree to disagree on some things, but overall agree we are both fathers, sons, uncles, nephews, brothers, and cousins and that neither of us were proud how showed up in the last 24 hours. We good.”

“Hawks right, our different opinions were clouding our judgement,” added Lewan in a quote of Hawkins’ post. “Luckily, the level-headedness of [The Rock] stepping in and connecting us made me realize it’s okay to disagree.”

And so, all was right with the North American football world once more, whether you appreciate the rouge or not.

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HARAHAN, La. (WGNO) – It’s near deja-vu for John Curtis as they prepare for a semi-finals bout with Catholic-Baton Rouge.

The Bears are the defending state champs in Division I Select, but it was just last season where the Patriots were swept by them in the quarterfinal round.

“They’re the king of Division I Select baseball right now”, Curtis says. “They’ve eliminated us from the playoffs over the last four years, even the quarterfinals and state championship. Obviously we have a tremendous, tremendous challenge ahead of us.”

Familiarity weighs heavy between both squads but for Curtis head coach Jeff Curtis, their main mission is to play Patriots’ ball.

“They got three or four guys back in their lineup that were in their lineup last year and we’ve got probably five or six guys back. We’re going to go up to Baton Rouge, play as hard as we can, as long as we can and hopefully come out on top for an opportunity to win a trip to Sulphur for the state championship.”

In their quarterfinal series with Jesuit, John Curtis tallied 28 runs.

Curtis believes that their dominant offense can carry them to Sulphur, but their arsenal of arms pose a threat as well, including the Battard brothers.

“Couldn’t be prouder of the Battard brothers and the way that they competed and gave us a chance to the backend.”

This past weekend, Caden and Tyler Battard showed another meaning of ‘Brotherly Love’.

In game two of the series, the Battards allowed 3 runs, striking out 6 – splitting three a piece.

“I had to step up and help a teammate out, he would do the same for me”, says junior pitcher, Caden. “I just came in and threw strikes. When you have a good defense like this, you throw strikes and good things happen.”

For Tyler, a freshman, the playoffs is the biggest stage thus far of his young career.

“It’s a really big moment for me that he trusts me to go in that situation and do what I always do.”

Playing the two-seeded Bears on the road will be the biggest hurdle of the season for the Patriots, but helping lead a battle-tested bullpen is priceless for the Battards.

“It’s awesome getting to share this moment with him. We’re going to remember this for a long time and it’s a lot of fun. We’re just taking it game by game and we’re ready for the next round.”

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