After committing to McMaster University and the Marauders, he sat for three years behind 2012 Hec Crighton Trophy winner and incumbent starting quarterback, Kyle Quinlan.
However, in 2011, when Quinlan served a three-game suspension following an on campus incident, Ferguson became the temporary starting quarterback.
Ferguson joins McMaster teammates Ben O'Connor and Steven Ventresca as the only Marauders to play in 57 games for the school due to their Vanier Cup runs in 2011, 2012, and 2014.
He also broadcast McMaster University men's and women's basketball while completing his career as the Marauders starting quarterback on the football team.
During that first year on the air, Ferguson also served as the play-by-play voice of the McMaster Marauders on TSN 1150 as well as hosting the Hamilton Tiger-Cats pregame and postgame shows while reporting from the sideline in game.