The Saskatchewan Roughriders will have the services of Loucheiz Purifoy through the 2021 season. The club announced Wednesday morning they’ve agreed to an extension with the 5’11” 190 defensive back. 2️⃣ more years for @WalkingTurnover.#Riders sign international defensive back Loucheiz Purifoy to a two-year contract extension, keeping him with the club through 2021. 📝 https://t.co/185cwk6IWV […]
CALGARY — A historic first by Andrew Harris ended the Winnipeg Blue Bombers’ dubious championship drought and continued the Hamilton Tiger-Cats’ Grey Cup misery. The 32-year-old Winnipeg native scored rushing and receiving TDs as the Bombers stunned Hamilton 33-12 in the 107th Grey Cup before 35,439 spectators at McMahon Stadium. Harris put an exclamation mark […]
The 2019 Grey Cup is just days away, but using Riderville at this year’s Grey Cup in Calgary as a backdrop, the Saskatchewan Roughriders and the CFL unveiled the 2020 Grey Cup and 2020 Grey Cup Festival logos Friday afternoon. For the Festival logo, the Riders wanted to reflect Saskatchewan including its vast landscapes, golden […]
CFL commissioner Randy Ambrosie was long on optimism for the league’s future Friday, but short on substance regarding cures for what ails it. Ambrosie held a wide-ranging discussion with reporters in his third state-of-the-league address. He gushed about the potential of CFL 2.0 — the league’s initiative to grow football globally. But he could only […]
Three Riders were nominated for major CFL awards. Unfortunately for each of them, the voters thought there was someone just a bit better. Cody Fajardo finished runner up for Most Outstanding Player to the Ticats Brandon Banks. Fajardo’s league best 4,302 yards passing, and 611 yards rushing (#2 among quarterbacks) was not enough to sway […]
The loss in the West Final signaled the end of the season for the Riders. For pending free agents, it may have signaled the end of their time with the Riders. After three seasons in green, linebacker Derrick Moncrief’s contract expires at the end of the year. The 26 year old believes his all-star play […]
It’s a difficult day in Rider Nation, as the Saskatchewan Roughriders lost Sunday night’s Western final 20-13 to their biggest rival, the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. There were mixed emotions on display from fans leaving Mosaic Stadium after the game, whether it was excitement from Bomber fans in attendance, or shock and devastation from Rider fans. […]
The Saskatchewan Roughriders season is over In front of a sold-out crowd at Mosaic Stadium Sunday afternoon, the Riders lost 20-13 to Winnipeg. On the last play of the game from the 8, Cody Fajardo, who played the game with two torn oblique muscles, saw his third down pass hit the crossbar and fell incomplete […]
After some doubt was cast on Friday, the Riders confirmed that Cody Fajardo will start Sunday in the West Final. “He’s shown that he’s healthy,” says Head Coach Craig Dickenson. “He’s going to have some soreness and some stiffness. But he’s shown that he can execute and run the offense the way we need him […]
He may not be 100 percent, and he still hasn’t officially been given the designation as the starter by Head Coach Craig Dickenson, but quarterback Cody Fajardo is listed on the team’s depth chart as their quarterback for Sunday’s Western Final against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers at Mosaic Stadium. “I don’t know if he will […]
