I. Forging A Way Out Alijah Metz is a man caught between two worlds. In one, the lights of the stadium are bright, the roar of the crowd is a promise, and his uniform, a Canadian university shield, is the hard-won armour of an athlete preparing for the OUA semi-finals. In this world, Metz is a commanding defensive lineman, a master in explosive movement, fuelled by a philosophy he carries into every practice: to be “one percent better every day.” He is living the dream he fir