Several depth players are getting back on the Rider roster after being out with injury. And one is debuting in surprise fashion. Receiver Ricardo Louis will make his first CFL start as he takes the place of Paul McRoberts for the Labour Day Classic (4 pm on 620 CKRM). Louis found out the news Saturday morning. […]
It’s a big weekend in Saskatchewan this week, as the hometown Riders host their long-time rivals, the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. This week comes with a lot of motivation, especially with both teams near the top of the standings in not only the west division, but the entire CFL. Winnipeg goes into the game with a […]
The 2019 Western Final may have happened 22 months ago, but the sting of that heartbreaking 20-13 loss to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers is still strong with two veteran members of the team. Sunday’s Labour Day Classic will be the first meeting between the two since that defeat. Quarterback Cody Fajardo admits there is still […]
Those wanting to go a Riders game at Mosaic Stadium are going to have to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 or provide a negative test result starting with the team’s home game Friday, September 17 against Toronto. While other teams had already said this would be done in their stadium either because of a mandate […]
The Saskatchewan Roughriders have played three home games to open the 2021 CFL season and they have won all three. Saturday’s 23-10 victory over the Ottawa REDBLACKS leaves the team at 3-0 as they head into their first bye week of the season. While winning three in a row at home is something that obviously […]
The Riders are making several lineup changes for Saturday’s game against Ottawa as they try to improve to 3-0. The biggest change sees Shaq Evans coming off the roster after he suffered a broken foot. He will be replaced by Paul McRoberts who will play in the slot with Jordan Williams-Lambert moving to the outside […]
Power rankings can be debated and deciphered in many different ways. When the latest CFL power rankings came out this week, the Ottawa REDBLACKS were ranked 9th amongst the nine teams even though they are 1-0 on the season as they were still behind teams like Calgary and Edmonton who are 0-2. A lot of […]
The Saskatchewan Roughriders “Plaza of Honour” is about to grow by four. On Wednesday, the team announced former players Chris Getzlaf, Andy Fantuz and Gabe Patterson along with builder Paul Hill will be inducted on October 9th. Getzlaf played for both the Regina Thunder and Regina Rams before being taken by Hamilton in the 2007 […]
A major player in the Riders offence is going to miss significant time. Head Coach Craig Dickenson said Tuesday that an injury suffered by star receiver Shaq Evans in Saturday’s win over Hamilton is a broken foot meaning a stint on the six-game injured list. While Evans has not played a huge role in the […]
The CFL season is only two weeks old, but with the Riders playing a majority of their home games in the first half of the season they felt it was imperative to get off to a good start knowing their first four would be at Mosaic Stadium. So far, so good! Despite taking 20 penalties, […]
