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Riders Ink Hickson To One-year Extension

January 18, 2024 | Staff
The Saskatchewan Roughriders have signed American running back Frankie Hickson to a one-year contract extension.  Hickson (5’8-200) remains in Green and White for a third season, after two solid ...

“My life isn’t just football”: Rolan Milligan Jr. makes a difference for at-risk youth

January 17, 2024 | Rob Vanstone
There really isn’t an off-season for Rolan Milligan Jr. Although football is on hold until the Saskatchewan Roughriders’ training camp begins in May, the 29-year-old defensive back is keeping ...

Corey Mace’s first staff: “The Number 1 thing for me is good people”

January 16, 2024 | Rob Vanstone
There was a BOOM in the midst of a Zoom. As members of the newly assembled Saskatchewan Roughriders coaching staff took part in a virtual meeting on Monday morning, Director of Communications ...

Roughriders Announce 2024 Coaching Staff

January 15, 2024 | Staff
The Saskatchewan Roughriders and Head Coach Corey Mace are pleased to announce the 2024 Coaching Staff.   They join Offensive Coordinator Marc Mueller and Special Teams Coordinator Kent Maugeri, ...

Rob Vanstone: Trevor Harris knows when the “magic” happens

January 15, 2024 | Rob Vanstone
Today, we bring you prose about a “pro’s pro.” That would be Trevor Harris, who has received an early, emphatic endorsement from the Saskatchewan Roughriders’ newly appointed Head Coach. Although ...

Chilly outside, chili indoors: Family Fun Day warms the heart

January 14, 2024 | Rob Vanstone
Those who braved intolerably low temperatures were greeted with high-fives, courtesy of Corey Mace. The Saskatchewan Roughriders’ newly appointed Head Coach paid a visit to the mamaweyatitan ...

Robservations: Hardly a passing fancy … thank you, Karlie McGeough! … and the Riders’ Bill Belichick connection

January 13, 2024 | Rob Vanstone
We have this running joke about passing. Jeremy O’Day, the Saskatchewan Roughriders’ Vice-President of Football Operations and General Manager, has long poked fun at my propensity to write/ask ...

Rider tradition and a new position: Marc Mueller returns to Saskatchewan

January 12, 2024 | Rob Vanstone
Sitting down over coffee, Lana and Larry Mueller take a few moments to savour the sweetener. For nearly a decade, the Muellers have appreciated the fact that their fine son, Marc, is a CFL ...

Signing with Saskatchewan hits home for Noah Zerr

January 11, 2024 | Rob Vanstone
Noah Zerr made the write decision after being presented with a contract offer from the Saskatchewan Roughriders. “When I signed on that dotted line, I went, ‘Ohhhhh, shoot … we’re in the thick of ...

Rob Vanstone: Forget about ’23 — it’s time for FFT!

January 10, 2024 | Rob Vanstone
The interview had nearly wrapped up, or so I presumed. Then came a gift-wrapped starting point, compliments of Trevor Harris. “I’d just like to add something,” said the Saskatchewan Roughriders’ ...

Corey Mace | Winter Meetings Media

January 10, 2024 | Staff
Coach Mace checks in from the 2024 CFL winter meetings

Trevor Harris: “I’m always going to be willing to help out”

January 9, 2024 | Rob Vanstone
Saskatchewan Roughriders quarterback Trevor Harris is the CFL’s all-time leader in accuracy. His completion percentage off the field is also off the charts. Harris has just finished another deal ...

Co-ordinators in place for Corey Mace

January 8, 2024 | Rob Vanstone
Corey Mace is ready for double duty after moving over from the Double Blue. Mace, the Saskatchewan Roughriders’ newly appointed Head Coach, will also serve as the Defensive Co-ordinator — having ...

“You guys have really got a good one”: The assessment from Corey Mace’s “football father”

January 7, 2024 | Rob Vanstone
Corey Mace was the first choice when the Saskatchewan Roughriders were looking for a Head Coach. From the perspective of his “football father,” Mace is also No. 1. “I coached football for 45 ...

Robservations: Savouring live sports of all sorts … remembering a legend: Frank Flegel … thank you, Derrick Moncrief!

January 6, 2024 | Rob Vanstone
POST-PANDEMIC PERSPECTIVE This time-ravaged Robservator takes considerable pride in providing you, the football fan, with the finest coverage of, er, junior hockey. Please bear with me for a few ...

Message from Mario Alford: “Rider Nation, I’m happy to be back”

January 5, 2024 | Rob Vanstone
Mario Alford’s speed is evident even when he isn’t returning a kick for a touchdown. He is also an exceptionally fast negotiator. Following each of the Saskatchewan Roughriders’ past two seasons, ...

Roughriders Release Derrick Moncrief

January 5, 2024 | Staff
The Saskatchewan Roughriders have released American defensive back Derrick Moncrief.  Moncrief spent five seasons in Green and White (2017-19, 2022-23) suiting up for 66 games and earning 225 ...

Rob Vanstone: History of a history book — Rider Pride

January 4, 2024 | Rob Vanstone
The barnacles are routinely sandblasted off the gnarled fingers of this grizzled Saskatchewan Roughriders historian to facilitate the retrospectives that appear on this website. While looking ...

Roughriders Re-up All-star Returner Mario Alford

January 4, 2024 | Staff
The Saskatchewan Roughriders have signed American receiver/returner Mario Alford to a one-year contract extension.   Alford (5’9-182) rewrote the Roughrider record book every time he touched the ...

Rob Vanstone: Jack Abendschan and the greatness that endures

January 3, 2024 | Rob Vanstone
The photo arrived right out the blue — or out of the green, as it were — the other day. Shown in front of a Christmas tree were Saskatchewan Roughriders great Jack Abendschan and his wonderful ...
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