HAMILTON — Add fashion icon to veteran quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell’s long list of CFL accomplishments. Five weeks ago, the two-time league MVP wore overalls to a gathering with teammates as a lark, thinking they’d get a kick out of it. Mitchell’s fashion statement was such a big hit that he accepted a bet to don the attire before the team’s game against the Toronto Argonauts on Sept.
2. Mitchell did, the Ticats won 31-28 and haven’t lost since. He’s not superstitious but Mitchell isn’t about to mess with a winning formula so he’ll again be wearing overalls — or Boveralls as they’ve been dubbed — when he arrives at Tim Hortons Field on Friday when Hamilton (6-9) hosts the Winnipeg Blue Bombers (9-6) in a battle of the CFL’s two hottest teams.
It’s something Ticats players certainly believe in. Last week in Vancouver, the team bus broke out into thunderous applause when Mitchell climbed aboard wearing overalls. Hamilton rallied from a 16-0 half-time deficit to beat the B.
C. Lions 32-29 in overtime for its fourth straight victory. “I’ve never been one to have cool outfits,” Mitchell said.
“Showing up typically it’s a T-shirt, pair of jeans and a hat. “I thought it was just a thing between me and a couple of teammates but it’s fun ..
. it’s a thing to laugh about. I think it’s something that’s keeping us loose right now.
” Mitchell got the idea completely by accident. En route to the gathering, he and teammate Stavros Katsantonis s.