He attended the Cégep du Vieux Montréal and played for the Vieux Montréal Spartiates winning the Bol D'or 3 times and twice being named most valuable player in the CEGEP AAA league,[1] before enrolling at Université Laval to study sports administration.
[2][3][4] Though a few told him that he was too short, too slow, and had too little arm strength to compete at the university level,[5] Groulx quickly impressed Laval head coach Glen Constantin at training camp.
Starting the season as a back-up, he came off the bench near the end of the week 2 game, when veteran William Leclerc was injured and again replaced Leclerc in week 3 this time mid-way through the second quarter and led a 61 to 15 victory over Bishop's Gaiters.
[15] His 2,422 yard passing performance set a new QUFL single season record and he was named the Jeff Russel Memorial Trophy winner as the most outstanding player in the Quebec conference and nominee for the national Hec Crighton Trophy.
[16] Groulx and the Rouge et Or went on to complete the year without a loss to win the 2006 Vanier Cup.