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Yahoo
a day ago
- General
- Yahoo
Roughriders hit the field for Day 1 of regular season practice
Trevor Harris felt like a kid on Christmas on Sunday. With the CFL pre-season in the books, the Saskatchewan Roughriders quarterback — back for his 13th season in the CFL — and the rest of his teammates hit the field at Mosaic Stadium for Day 1 of practice in Week 1 of a brand-new season. 'Everybody kind of longs for that feeling of waking up Christmas morning not knowing what Santa Claus brought you,' Harris said ahead of Saskatchewan's season opener on Thursday (7 p.m., TSN) against the visiting Ottawa Redblacks. 'And that's what football season is. It still gives me butterflies in my stomach coming out here to practice every single day.' For Harris, who is one of Saskatchewan's many returning veterans, he's grateful to be back under centre for a third year with the Roughriders after missing time with separate knee injuries in back-to-back years. 'When you strap the helmet on, you feel like you're a kid out here,' said Harris, who celebrated his 39th birthday on Saturday. 'I don't feel my age. 'There's been a lot of times where I didn't know when the next snap (would be) or if it was going to happen, or when it was going to happen, and a lot of times where I thought it was going to be done. 'I'm just really, really thankful that I'm here and getting the opportunity to be the quarterback this franchise. It's something that I'll never take for granted.' Following two pre-season games and an 18-day training camp, the Roughriders were forced to make roster decisions on Saturday as the team cut 17 players, added 11 to the practice roster, returned five to school and suspended one. And while it was an exciting day for some of the players to find out they had made the team, there were also some tough conversations with the players who were let go. 'You get to know these guys on a little bit of a deeper level and you know that's our decision to do that, knowing that the inevitable of just making final cuts, but it never makes it easier,' said Roughriders head coach Corey Mace. 'It's not an awesome day, until you get that first team meeting.' While the biggest names who were released were twin linebackers Justin and Jordan Herdman-Reed, the Roughriders found a way to keep all four quarterbacks on the roster with Harris, Jake Maier, Tommy Stevens and Jack Coan all sticking around. 'When you have good quarterbacks, you don't let them go,' said Harris. 'I think that there's quite a few guys that could be franchise quarterbacks in that room. 'I think we're all learning from each other, and I think that everybody's better than us in some way, and in that, we're always learning.' While Harris is the unquestioned starter, Maier provides solid experience as a backup while Stevens will handle short-yardage duties. Coan, in his second year, appears to be a promising prospect the Roughriders want to keep around to develop. 'I thought Jack played a really good pre-season game, and he's been showing his skill set throughout camp and truthfully throughout his time with us since he's been here,' said Mace. 'So, we wanted to see if there was a way that we can get all four and glad that we got that done to have those guys here.' While many are predicting Saskatchewan to have a strong season this year, Harris says it's important for the group to focus on one day at a time. However, they aren't shying away from the high expectations either. 'It's about building that great team from Day 1,' said Harris. 'I think a lot of times people do talk about the expectations or whatever, but ultimately, it's how we perform and how we build and how we grow as a team each and every day. 'But if you have expectations, that means you've done something right in the past, and you're going in the right direction. So I think we're in going in the right way.' tshire@ Roughriders make final roster cuts; finalize active roster for 2025 10 thoughts: Top takeaways from Roughriders' pre-season finale The Regina Leader-Post has created an Afternoon Headlines newsletter that can be delivered daily to your inbox so you are up to date with the most vital news of the day. Click here to subscribe. With some online platforms blocking access to the journalism upon which you depend, our website is your destination for up-to-the-minute news, so make sure to bookmark and sign up for our newsletters so we can keep you informed. Click here to subscribe.
National Post
a day ago
- General
- National Post
Roughriders hit the field for Day 1 of regular season practice
Article content Trevor Harris felt like a kid on Christmas on Sunday. Article content Article content With the CFL pre-season in the books, the Saskatchewan Roughriders quarterback — back for his 13th season in the CFL — and the rest of his teammates hit the field at Mosaic Stadium for Day 1 of practice in Week 1 of a brand-new season. Article content 'Everybody kind of longs for that feeling of waking up Christmas morning not knowing what Santa Claus brought you,' Harris said ahead of Saskatchewan's season opener on Thursday (7 p.m., TSN) against the visiting Ottawa Redblacks. 'And that's what football season is. It still gives me butterflies in my stomach coming out here to practice every single day.' Article content For Harris, who is one of Saskatchewan's many returning veterans, he's grateful to be back under centre for a third year with the Roughriders after missing time with separate knee injuries in back-to-back years. Article content 'When you strap the helmet on, you feel like you're a kid out here,' said Harris, who celebrated his 39th birthday on Saturday. 'I don't feel my age. Article content 'There's been a lot of times where I didn't know when the next snap (would be) or if it was going to happen, or when it was going to happen, and a lot of times where I thought it was going to be done. Article content 'I'm just really, really thankful that I'm here and getting the opportunity to be the quarterback this franchise. It's something that I'll never take for granted.' Article content Following two pre-season games and an 18-day training camp, the Roughriders were forced to make roster decisions on Saturday as the team cut 17 players, added 11 to the practice roster, returned five to school and suspended one. Article content And while it was an exciting day for some of the players to find out they had made the team, there were also some tough conversations with the players who were let go. Article content 'You get to know these guys on a little bit of a deeper level and you know that's our decision to do that, knowing that the inevitable of just making final cuts, but it never makes it easier,' said Roughriders head coach Corey Mace. 'It's not an awesome day, until you get that first team meeting.' Article content Article content While the biggest names who were released were twin linebackers Justin and Jordan Herdman-Reed, the Roughriders found a way to keep all four quarterbacks on the roster with Harris, Jake Maier, Tommy Stevens and Jack Coan all sticking around. Article content 'When you have good quarterbacks, you don't let them go,' said Harris. 'I think that there's quite a few guys that could be franchise quarterbacks in that room. Article content 'I think we're all learning from each other, and I think that everybody's better than us in some way, and in that, we're always learning.' Article content While Harris is the unquestioned starter, Maier provides solid experience as a backup while Stevens will handle short-yardage duties. Coan, in his second year, appears to be a promising prospect the Roughriders want to keep around to develop.
CTV News
a day ago
- Business
- CTV News
Riders make final cuts as 2025 roster takes shape
A Saskatchewan Roughriders helmet is shown at Mosaic Stadium in Regina, on Friday, May 30, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Heywood Yu The Saskatchewan Roughriders announced their final cuts and tweaks late Saturday night as the team's 2025 roster takes form. The team's final roster features 26 Canadians, 24 Americans and one global player. The team's core of Trevor Harris, A.J. Ouelette and Samuel Emilus on offense in addition to Jameer Thurman, Marcus Sayles and Micah Johnson on defense remains intact to lead this year's squad. Ali Saad, Saskatchewan's fourth overall pick in the 2025 CFL Draft, cracked the roster. He's expected to begin the year as a back-up on the defensive line. As part of final cuts, 17 players – including four Canadians – were released. DL Eric Black OL Yoseph Carter DL Alex Gubner LB Jordan Herdman-Reed LB Justin Herdman-Reed LB Braxton Hill K Dawson Hodge WR Abdul Janneh Jr. DB Robert Javier DL Nick Jones OL Brandon Kemp DB Tyrique McGhee WR Bradyen Misseri RB Trent Pennix OL Jahmir Ross-Johnson DB Phalen Sanford OL Jack Sherwin The Riders also moved 11 players to the practice squad. RB Mario Anderson DB Antoine Brooke Jr. DL Kendy Charles OF Payton Collins P Joe Couch DB Eddie Heckard DL Benoit Marian WR Drae McCray WR D'Sean Mimbs WR Joe Robustelli OL Noah Zerr Players including Anderson, Collins, Mimbs, Brooks Jr. and Couch started for Saskatchewan in their final preseason test Friday against Winnipeg. Anderson rushed the ball seven times for 69 yards. While Robustelli led the game in receiving with 119 yards. Punter Bailey Flint was added to the team's suspended roster. Five players – including University of Saskatchewan Huskies' Seth Hundeby and Daniel Wiebe – will return to their respective U Sports squads. The Riders' expected to return to practice Sunday ahead of their regular season opener Thursday versus Ottawa. Kickoff for the first home game of the season is scheduled for June 5, 7:30 p.m. at Mosaic Stadium and on TSN.
CTV News
3 days ago
- Climate
- CTV News
Riders drop delayed preseason finale 27-20 against Winnipeg
Saskatchewan Roughriders Phalen Sanford (00) tackles Winnipeg Blue Bombers receiver Keric Wheatfall (88) during the first half of pre-season CFL football action in Regina, on Friday, May 30, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Heywood Yu Although it doesn't count towards the standings, the Saskatchewan Roughriders dropped a Friday night affair against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers 27-20, going winless for the 2025 preseason. The Riders scored their first touchdown of the preseason with under 30 seconds remaining in the game to make the score closer. It was a game which saw a majority of back-ups get time for both teams. Several Saskatchewan starters, including Trevor Harris, A.J. Ouelette, Kian Schaffer-Baker and more did not dress. While more than a dozen Bomber regulars did not travel to Regina Friday. The game was delayed by over an hour from its originally scheduled 7 p.m. kickoff time due to air quality caused by wildfire smoke in the province's north. Once underway, Winnipeg would jump ahead quick with two fast touchdowns in the first quarter. Chris Streveler started the game for Winnipeg and marched the Bombers down the field to score first. On the second drive of the game for Winnipeg, everyday starter Zach Collaros needed just two passes to get to the endzone to give the blue and gold a two-score lead. The drive would be the only appearance for the two-time CFL MOP who was 2/2, 80 yards passing and a TD. Collaros will serve a suspension in Week 2 of the season for failing to make himself available for a drug test. Winnipeg has a bye Week 1. The Riders' offense continued to sputter this preseason, notching just 252 yards total offense - mostly on the final drive of the game. Similar to their first preseason game, the legs of Rider kickers would account for all the points scored by Saskatchewan. Brett Lauther finished the night 3/3 on field goals, including making a 53-yard field goal in the third quarter before Dawson Hodge got a chance to kick in the second half. Hodge made his lone attempt from 31 yards. With Harris getting the night off, Jake Maier started at the pivot position for Saskatchewan. Maier played the entirety of the first half under centre going 9/15, throwing for 113 yards, one interception and no touchdowns. Jake Maier Saskatchewan Roughriders quarterback Jake Maier (9) looks downfield during the first half of pre-season CFL football action against Winnipeg Blue Bombers in Regina, on Friday, May 30, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Heywood Yu (Heywood Yu/The Canadian Press) Jack Coan would enter the game to play the second half. The second-year quarterback out of Notre Dame threw for 189 yards on 18 completions and 25 attempts with no touchdowns nor interceptions. A bright spot on the Rider offense was returning wideout Joe Robustilli. The sophomore wide receiver caught six passes for a game-high 119 yards receiving. Regina-product Mitch Picton also saw lots of playing time Friday, making seven catches for 77 yards receiving. Saskatchewan lost both their preseason matchups against Winnipeg after losing 15-9 May 24. The Roughriders open the regular season against the Ottawa Redblacks at home Thursday June 5. Kickoff is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. at Mosaic Stadium and on TSN.
National Post
3 days ago
- General
- National Post
Roughriders fall 27-20 to Blue Bombers in pre-season finale
Article content The Saskatchewan Roughriders pre-season is officially in the books. Article content Article content Now the Green and White can look ahead to the 2025 regular season. Article content On Friday night, the Roughriders elected to rest many veterans in their second and final CFL pre-season game against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers at Mosaic Stadium. After losing their pre-season opener 15-9 last week in Winnipeg, the Roughriders were once again on the losing side on Friday night as they fell 27-20 to drop to 0-2 in the pre-season. Article content Article content When Friday's game got underway after a one-hour delay due to poor air quality from the wildfire smoke in the area, it was the Bombers — who also sat many starters — striking first as quarterback Chris Streveler led the Blue and Gold on a 12-play, 78-yard drive capped off with a 21-yard touchdown pass to Keric Wheatfall. Article content With Trevor Harris not dressing, Jake Maier got the start for the Roughriders. Article content After a two-and-out by Saskatchewan, Bombers' veteran quarterback Zach Collaros entered the game for Winnipeg and proceeded to throw back-to-back 40-yard passes to Dalton Schoen and Wheatfall, with the second toss into the end zone to make it 14-0. Article content On Saskatchewan's second drive of the game, Maier hit Mitch Picton for a 28-yard game which led to a 16-yard field goal by Brett Lauther to make it 14-3 at the start of the second quarter. Article content With Streveler back in the game for Winnipeg, he was looking for a deep ball but was intercepted by Riders' rookie defensive back Eddie Heckard, who brought it back 45 yards to Winnipeg's 21-yard line. Article content Article content However, the Roughriders gave the ball back as running back Mario Anderson fumbled the ball on the very next play before Bombers defensive lineman Phillip Webb returned it 90 yards for the touchdown to make it 21-3 Winnipeg. Article content Article content A few drives later, Saskatchewan was looking to close the gap but Maier was intercepted at Winnipeg's one-yard line by Bombers defensive back Isaiah Avery. Article content Following a punt by the Bombers, Maier bounced back and hit Joe Robustelli for a 48-yard gain before Lauther kicked a 24-yard field goal to make it 21-6. Article content On Coan's first series, the second-year pivot engineered a 10-play, 41-yard drive which led to a 53-yard field goal by Lauther to make it 21-9.
