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Calgary Herald
21-05-2025
- Sport
- Calgary Herald
Roughrider training camp: Another Super Mario, and he's on the cutting edge
Article content Running back Mario Anderson looks to be on the cutting edge when it comes to his first training camp with the Saskatchewan Roughriders. Article content Not only does Anderson have an opportunity to make the Riders roster, he could become one of the team's unofficial barbers. Article content The hair clippers are on standby, though. Article content 'First, I've got to make the team,' stresses Anderson, a 5-foot-9, 209-pound dynamo from Summerville, S.C., who finished his college football career with some impressive numbers for the University of Memphis Tigers. Article content Article content 'I've got to get it (barber kit) shipped up here. It's on stand-by.' Article content Article content A sensational 2024 college season saw him rush for 1,362 yards and 18 touchdowns with 100-plus yards in eight of his 13 games. Anderson also caught 52 passes for 312 yards and three TDs. As well, he scored two touchdowns (one on a run and one on a reception) to help Memphis defeat West Virginia 42-37 in the Frisco Bowl. Article content Anderson was nominated for the Doak Walker Award, which recognizes outstanding performance on the field, in the community, and in the classroom. Article content Anderson describes himself as an 'old-school' back. Article content 'I think I bring that passionate grit, that old-school back that the game is kind of missing a little bit,' he says when asked what he brings to the Riders. 'I feel like I can produce any way you need me to; special teams, offence, whatever the case may be. I just want to be able to make the team successful any way I can.' Article content Article content Article content He's a small-town kid from South Carolina who was raised, along with three brothers, by a single mom, Sequoia. Article content 'She raised four boys, kept us in sports, kept us healthy, kept us in school and everything,' Anderson points out. 'I really take pride in that.' Article content 'I'm just taking it day by day right now, seeing where it gets me,' Anderson says. 'I'm putting one foot in front of the other, and going on and doing what's important, and having the chips fall. We'll see during the season.' Article content 'Besides that, I did my own research, of course. I know last year the guys were one game away from the Grey Cup. What the coaches have built here is phenomenal, all the work ethic that all the guys have, the love for everybody that they have. It's a great feeling.
Ottawa Citizen
21-05-2025
- Sport
- Ottawa Citizen
Roughrider training camp: Another Super Mario, and he's on the cutting edge
Article content Running back Mario Anderson looks to be on the cutting edge when it comes to his first training camp with the Saskatchewan Roughriders. Article content Not only does Anderson have an opportunity to make the Riders roster, he could become one of the team's unofficial barbers. Article content The hair clippers are on standby, though. Article content 'First, I've got to make the team,' stresses Anderson, a 5-foot-9, 209-pound dynamo from Summerville, S.C., who finished his college football career with some impressive numbers for the University of Memphis Tigers. Article content Article content 'I've got to get it (barber kit) shipped up here. It's on stand-by.' Article content Article content A sensational 2024 college season saw him rush for 1,362 yards and 18 touchdowns with 100-plus yards in eight of his 13 games. Anderson also caught 52 passes for 312 yards and three TDs. As well, he scored two touchdowns (one on a run and one on a reception) to help Memphis defeat West Virginia 42-37 in the Frisco Bowl. Article content Anderson was nominated for the Doak Walker Award, which recognizes outstanding performance on the field, in the community, and in the classroom. Article content Anderson describes himself as an 'old-school' back. Article content 'I think I bring that passionate grit, that old-school back that the game is kind of missing a little bit,' he says when asked what he brings to the Riders. 'I feel like I can produce any way you need me to; special teams, offence, whatever the case may be. I just want to be able to make the team successful any way I can.' Article content Article content Article content He's a small-town kid from South Carolina who was raised, along with three brothers, by a single mom, Sequoia. Article content 'She raised four boys, kept us in sports, kept us healthy, kept us in school and everything,' Anderson points out. 'I really take pride in that.' Article content 'I'm just taking it day by day right now, seeing where it gets me,' Anderson says. 'I'm putting one foot in front of the other, and going on and doing what's important, and having the chips fall. We'll see during the season.' Article content 'Besides that, I did my own research, of course. I know last year the guys were one game away from the Grey Cup. What the coaches have built here is phenomenal, all the work ethic that all the guys have, the love for everybody that they have. It's a great feeling.
