Like every CFL fan, Saskatchewan Roughriders Coach Craig Dickenson, is pumped about the upcoming 14 game season that gets underway August 5th. Dickenson also knows with no pre-season games to be played, that training camp, which opens July 11th, will be a whole new animal from seasons before. “We’re going to have a Green and […]
The last time we saw Cody Fajardo in uniform, the Saskatchewan Roughriders quarterback was laying face down on the Mosaic Stadium turf after a potential game-tying touchdown pass hit the crossbar on the final play of the 2019 Western final on November 17, 2019 sending Winnipeg onto the Grey Cup. Fajardo will be back on […]
It’s the date Saskatchewan has been waiting to hear. The Saskatchewan Roughriders will begin their 2021 season Friday, Aug. 6 against the B.C. Lions to kick off their 14-game CFL regular season. Kick-off will be 7:30 p.m. Saskatchewan time. The Riders will start the season with four straight home games, with a bye-week set for […]
Saskatchewan Roughriders football is back! The CFL announced Monday it will begin the 2021 season on August 5. That’s more than 600 days after the last Riders game. The league says the Board of Governors voted unanimously to approve the 14-game season, with the Grey Cup being December 12 in Hamilton. “To say this is […]
The CFL’s board of governors are reportedly ready to meet June 14 with a decision being made on starting the season August 5. The report from TSN’s Dave Naylor says if the date is approved, a schedule will soon follow. In April, plans were announced for a shortened 14-game season with the Grey Cup being […]
The Riders have signed their first-round pick from this year’s draft. The Riders signed former Huskies defensive back Nelson Lokombo to his rookie contract on Friday. Lokombo with the second-overall pick in May’s draft. The 5-foot-11, 190-pound defensive back was the best defensive player in USports in 2019, winning the President’s Trophy. Lokombo is expected […]
The Saskatchewan Roughriders announced the signing of two members of their 2021 draft class Monday. Alain Cimankanda went in the fourth round with the 35th overall pick. The defensive lineman from the University of Guelph had 81 tackles in his three seasons with the Gryphons with 26 of those tackles going for a loss. The […]
A Saskatchewan Roughrider legend is battling dementia and his wife is doing what she can to help with Rider Nation coming through. Jack Abendschan, who played for the green-and-white in the 60’s and 70’s and was named to the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 2012, was diagnosed with dementia in 2008. The family and […]
The 2013 Saskatchewan Roughriders that won the Grey Cup at Taylor Field are heading to the Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame. The SSHOF announced their class of 2021 on Thursday. The group were actually selected in 2020, but COVID-19 meant the induction ceremonies were postponed. A release from the Hall says “they will be officially […]
The Riders first-round pick from last week’s draft is getting a look in the NFL. TSN CFL insider Farhan Lalji reports that Nelson Lokombo and 5th-round pick Logan Bandy will work out with the Washington Football Team on Thursday. The Riders chose Lokombo 2nd overall in last week’s draft. His play with the Saskatchewan Huskies […]
