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Jim Hopson was “a tremendous person and an unparalleled leader”

April 8, 2024 | Rob Vanstone
Members of the Saskatchewan Roughriders’ Football Operations staff didn’t work for Jim Hopson as much as they worked with him. He felt like an ally to coaches and general managers alike. “When I ...

Rob Vanstone: Nerdy nuggets about every Saskatchewan Roughriders Head Coach

December 5, 2023 | Rob Vanstone
Give someone the title of “Roughrider Historian” and, well, this is what can happen.  I couldn’t resist. I simply could … not … resist.  Following the recent appointment of Corey Mace as the ...

Jeremy O’Day: “We need to be better and we will be better”

October 23, 2023 | Rob Vanstone
Not even 48 hours after the Saskatchewan Roughriders’ 2023 season concluded, Jeremy O’Day spoke to the media and, by extension, the people who have followed the CFL team so devotedly.  “I want to ...

O’Day’s contract renewed, Dickenson will not return

October 23, 2023 | Staff
The Saskatchewan Roughriders have announced that Head Coach Craig Dickenson will not have his contract renewed.   Vice President of Football Operations and General Manager Jeremy O’Day has agreed ...

Roughriders’ season concludes with heartbreaker against Toronto

October 21, 2023 | Rob Vanstone
The Saskatchewan Roughriders were just one stop away from starting a victory celebration.  With 1:26 remaining in Saturday’s CFL game at Mosaic Stadium, the Toronto Argonauts were in a ...

Roughriders hope to stamp out Calgary’s playoff hopes

October 20, 2023 | Rob Vanstone
TV or not TV? That was the question.  The inquiry was fielded by Craig Dickenson, who was asked whether he would tune in to TSN’s telecast of Friday night’s CFL game between the Calgary ...

Excellence is par for the course for Roughriders’ Adam Korsak

October 20, 2023 | Rob Vanstone
Saskatchewan Roughriders punter Adam Korsak has a 90-yarder and a 120-yarder on his impressive resume.  The 90-yarder — the longest punt in the Canadian Football League since 2016 — was recorded ...

Crucial contest in Calgary looming for Roughriders

October 12, 2023 | Rob Vanstone
The Saskatchewan Roughriders are looking to Stamp their ticket to the playoffs.  A victory over the Calgary Stampeders on Friday night at McMahon Stadium would suffice.  “We’re steering the ship ...

Roughriders hope for a red-letter day against Calgary

October 10, 2023 | Rob Vanstone
The Craig Dickenson-coached Saskatchewan Roughriders are hoping to win with E’s.  “Emotion, energy and execution,” quarterback Jake Dolegala said. “Those are the three E’s that Dickie wants us to ...

George Reed was “a beautiful man on and off the field”

October 3, 2023 | Rob Vanstone
Craig Dickenson had an appreciation for history long before he met George Reed.  Dickenson, the Saskatchewan Roughriders’ Head Coach since 2019, resolved to learn as much as he could about the ...

Roughriders need another strong showing against B.C. 

September 29, 2023 | Rob Vanstone
Saskatchewan Roughriders Head Coach Craig Dickenson often uses baseball parlance while describing an opponent as a “tough out.”  That is exactly what the Green and White has been against the B.C. ...

Rob Vanstone: Riders return to BC Place — site of 2013 about-face 

September 29, 2023 | Rob Vanstone
Let’s look back — waaaaaaaay back — to 2013 B.C.  Ten years ago this coming Wednesday, the Saskatchewan Roughriders opposed the host B.C. Lions and confidence, at least externally, was ...

Roughriders’ Albright enjoyed sack-cessful CFL debut

September 25, 2023 | Rob Vanstone
Christian Albright waited several weeks for his first CFL sack … and just a few more ticks of the clock for the second one.  The 24-year-old defensive end enjoyed a dazzling debut with the ...

Robservations: Many happy returns for Mario … Albright arrives … Frankie in fine form … J.C. Johnson’s jaunt … and “draconian punishment”!

September 23, 2023 | Rob Vanstone
Mario Alford is sixth in six-pointers.  Only five players in CFL history boast more return touchdowns on special teams than the Saskatchewan Roughriders’ speedster, who fielded a punt and sped ...

REDBLACKS stave off late Roughriders rally

September 22, 2023 | Rob Vanstone
The Ottawa REDBLACKS transformed four Saskatchewan Roughriders turnovers into 25 points and held on for a 36-28 victory on Friday night at TD Place Stadium.  After Ottawa went ahead 36-14, ...

Going way back: Roughriders at Redblacks

September 22, 2023 | Rob Vanstone
The Saskatchewan Roughriders are poised to play in Ottawa for the first time in 1,555 days.  The Roughriders’ most-recent CFL game in the nation’s capital was on June 20, 2019, when the Ottawa ...

Roughriders ready for road resurgence versus REDBLACKS

September 19, 2023 | Rob Vanstone
The Saskatchewan Roughriders aren’t attaching a burdensome weight to Friday’s CFL clash with the host Ottawa REDBLACKS.  At the same time, members of the Green and White don’t have to be reminded ...

Robservations: Nothing runs like a Ford … another hat trick for Dolegala … 36-27? Sounds familiar … and the weekly shout-outs

September 16, 2023 | Rob Vanstone
The Edmonton Elks’ quarterback was Tre-mendous.  Canadian-born Tre Ford lived up to all the hype on Friday while piloting Edmonton to a 36-27 CFL victory over the Saskatchewan Roughriders before ...

“The power is in the darkness”: Lights Out Game set for Friday night

September 14, 2023 | Rob Vanstone
The light bulb went on 2017: How about a Lights Out Game?  From that idea, a tradition fit for an electrician was born.  The Lights Out concept will be renewed with much fanfare on Friday night, ...

Five years, one missed game: Roughriders’ Evan Johnson returns to practice field

September 13, 2023 | Rob Vanstone
It is an event when Evan Johnson sits out a snap, let alone a game.  The Regina-born guard was on the field for all but one play from scrimmage over his first two seasons with the Saskatchewan ...

Bertrand-Hudon produces rush of excitement

September 12, 2023 | Rob Vanstone
Round 4, 30th overall, has proven to be a productive draft position for the Saskatchewan Roughriders.  In 2020, they spent that mid-round choice on the University of Guelph Gryphons’ Kian ...

Rob Vanstone: History shows that a lopsided loss does not define a season

September 11, 2023 | Rob Vanstone
It is the prerogative of a primordial historian to live in the past — a welcome refuge when events unfolding in real time are not to your liking.  Such was life in the Bob Irving Media Centre at ...

The two Logans come through on Roughriders’ offensive line

September 5, 2023 | Rob Vanstone
The heart may miss a beat during suspenseful overtime games, but the same cannot be said for the Saskatchewan Roughriders’ offensive line.  Considerable credit must go to Logan Bandy, who has ...

Rob Vanstone: Ford family fortunes continue in Labour Day Classic

September 5, 2023 | Rob Vanstone
The 17th overtime victory in Saskatchewan Roughriders history was secured by No. 17, appropriately enough.  Rookie defensive back Jaxon Ford made the game-ending play on Sunday by deflecting a ...

Onyeka was on point as Roughriders’ special teams sparkled

August 31, 2023 | Rob Vanstone
Craig Dickenson made a special presentation after the Saskatchewan Roughriders’ most-recent game.  The CFL team’s Head Coach awarded one of the game balls to Kosi Onyeka, who erupted for four ...
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