Rob Vanstone

2 weeks ago | riderville.com | Rob Vanstone

The waiting game ended when the regular season began for three Saskatchewan Roughriders players. Punter Joe Couch and offensive lineman Daniel Johnson, both of whom spent the 2024 campaign on the practice roster, were in the opening-day lineup when the Ottawa REDBLACKS visited Mosaic Stadium on Thursday night. Patience also paid off for fullback Morgen Runge, who made a long-awaited CFL debut after attending Coors Light Training Camp in 2023, 2024 and 2025.

3 weeks ago | riderville.com | Rob Vanstone

Trevor Harris is not a big numbers guy — despite his big numbers. “Nobody really cares about stats,” the Saskatchewan Roughriders’ starting quarterback said leading up to Thursday’s CFL regular-season opener against the visiting Ottawa REDBLACKS. “I’ve said it before: Stats are for losers. I think it’s about how you make other people feel and the impact you can leave on people. “Pinball (Clemons) used to say all the time: ‘It matters more how you treat people.

3 weeks ago | riderville.com | Rob Vanstone

How did Samuel Emilus and Thomas Bertrand-Hudon perform for the Saskatchewan Roughriders on Thursday night? “They were just awful,” Trevor Harris said, tongue planted firmly in cheek, after quarterbacking the Roughriders to a season-opening, 31-26 victory over the Ottawa REDBLACKS on Thursday night at Mosaic Stadium. But seriously, folks …“Sam Emilus is an animal,” Harris said, admiringly. “The guy dogs people in the run game. He’s really good after the catch. He catches everything.

3 weeks ago | riderville.com | Rob Vanstone

The way things are going for the Saskatchewan Roughriders, the athletic therapist might require an athletic therapist. It must have been an exhausting Thursday night for the great Greg Mayer and his sterling staff. They tended to four players who were forced to leave the CFL’s 2025 regular-season opener on account of injuries. “It’s not like we had small pieces go down, either,” Trevor Harris noted at Mosaic Stadium after quarterbacking the Roughriders to a 31-26 victory over the Ottawa REDBLACKS.

3 weeks ago | riderville.com | Rob Vanstone

The Saskatchewan Roughriders registered their fifth consecutive season-opening victory, but not without some tense moments — outlasting the Ottawa REDBLACKS 31-26 at Mosaic Stadium on Thursday. The Roughriders led 31-14 before Ottawa scored all 12 fourth-quarter points. “It wasn’t pretty,” Head Coach Corey Mace said, “but it was a win.”Saskatchewan got two touchdown passes from Trevor Harris, who hit Samuel Emilus and Thomas Bertrand-Hudon for majors. Emilus caught eight passes for 133 yards.