OVERVIEW
Trevor Harris returns as the starter after missing the final 13 games of last season with a knee injury. The Roughriders had a 3-1 record when Harris was available for the entirety of a game last season. Mason Fine, a fourth-year Roughrider, took over as the starter after Harris was hurt. Shea Patterson and Antonio Pipkin both served in a short-yardage role last season. The coaches are excited to see the full repertoires of Patterson and Pipkin. Jack Coan, the only newcomer in this quintet, started at Wisconsin and Notre Dame in the NCAA.
PERSONNEL
CFL Returnees
MASON FINE (A-#8): Led Roughriders in completion percentage (69.1) last season.
TREVOR HARRIS (A-#7): CFL’s All-Time leader in completion percentage (70.6).
SHEA PATTERSON (A-#5): Scored first two CFL touchdowns in the same game (June 24, 2023 at Calgary).
ANTONIO PIPKIN (A-#9): Rushed for five touchdowns in nine games with Saskatchewan last season.
Newcomers
JACK COAN (A-#14): Fiesta Bowl MVP on Jan. 1, 2022 after going 38-for-68 for 509 yards and five TDs for Notre Dame.
ELI HETLINGER (C-#13): Alberta Golden Bears pivot is in camp as part of CFL QB Internship Program.
A—American
N-National
FAST FACTS
- Harris needs just 116 yards to reach 30,000 for his career.
- Fine threw 71 touchdown passes in 14 games as a junior at Locust Grove High School in Oklahoma.
- Patterson was chosen by the Texas Rangers in the 38th Round of the 2018 Major League Baseball draft. His grandfather, George Patterson, played for the NBA’s Detroit Pistons in 1967-68.
- Pipkin’s one pass as a Roughrider was a 57-yard completion to Jamal Morrow.
- Notre Dame initially recruited Coan as a lacrosse player. He ended up accepting a football scholarship from Wisconsin, only to transfer to Notre Dame for his senior year.
QUOTABLE
“Our fan base is the best in the league, so we need our product to match our fan base.” — Trevor Harris
