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The Big 10: Ten standout bowl-game performances by future Roughriders

January 2, 2024 | Rob Vanstone
Before joining the Saskatchewan Roughriders, an assortment of players left people bowled over with some dazzling holiday-season performances. Here are examples of 10 players (and others who are ...

Roughriders review: Looking back at 2023

December 31, 2023 | Rob Vanstone
Reflecting on the past 12 months, the mind instantly rewinds to Oct. 1, when the sad news circulated that Saskatchewan Roughriders icon George Reed had passed away — one day shy of his 84th ...

Roughriders’ resolutions: (Field) goals for 2024!

December 31, 2023 | Rob Vanstone
Saskatchewan Roughriders placekicker Brett Lauther has a three-point plan. In 2024, he wants to be on a Grey Cup-winning team and, along the way, help to fill a void at Mosaic Stadium. At the ...

Robservations: Welcome back, Dan Farthing! 40 years since an NHL classic … and Happy New Year!

December 30, 2023 | Rob Vanstone
We begin today with a heads-up that was given to the Saskatchewan Roughriders’ newly appointed Head of Strength and Conditioning — Dan Farthing. “I will try to limit the Farthing interviews to 12 ...

Q&A: “Our fans deserve Grey Cups” — a year-end conversation with President-CEO Craig Reynolds

December 29, 2023 | Rob Vanstone
In the waning days of 2023, Saskatchewan Roughriders President-CEO Craig Reynolds sat down to discuss various matters pertaining to the Green and White — a common denominator being an emphasis ...

Rob Vanstone: Principal player in 1958 NFL classic concluded football career with Roughriders

December 28, 2023 | Rob Vanstone
A photo of Steve Myhra adorned the cover of Life magazine on Dec. 5, 1960. Not even two years later, he was a Saskatchewan Roughrider. Myhra’s time in the Canadian Football League consisted of a ...

Rob Vanstone: ChatGPT vs. Me … who will win?

December 27, 2023 | Rob Vanstone
This, dear reader, is my first interaction with Artificial Integgilenec … er, Intelligence. Considering that such new technology is foreign to this oldster, you should not be even remotely ...

Roughriders Add Defensive Lineman Tre’ Crawford

December 26, 2023 | Staff
The Saskatchewan Roughriders have signed American defensive lineman Tre’ Crawford.   Crawford (6’3-245) joins the Roughriders after spending the previous two seasons (2022-23) with the Hamilton ...

Jeremy O’Day looks forward to many momentous days in 2024

December 24, 2023 | Rob Vanstone
The year 2024 will be replete with milestones for Jeremy O’Day. Feb. 26: O’Day, now the Saskatchewan Roughriders’ Vice-President of Football Operations and General Manager, will mark 25 years ...

Past and presents: Roughriders remember favourite Christmas gifts

December 24, 2023 | Rob Vanstone
One Christmas memory in particular sticks with Brett Lauther. He was just a youngster, growing up in Truro, N.S., when a top-of-the-line hockey stick ended up under the Lauther family’s ...

Faith, family and friendship: The many roles of Roughriders Chaplain Jared LaCoste

December 24, 2023 | Rob Vanstone
The Saskatchewan Roughriders’ football-operations area at Mosaic Stadium includes the office designations one would expect — work areas for the general manager and coaches, along with meeting ...

Robservations: Happy 75th, Rhett Dawson! … Thank you, Thomas Judek! … Merry Christmas to all!

December 23, 2023 | Rob Vanstone
Here is the latest from the too-cheap-to-buy-a-card department: Happy 75th birthday, Rhett Dawson! The mere mention of his good name always hits home for me. Let me take you back to Sept. 29, ...

Roughriders Ink Strong Side Standout C.j. Reavis

December 23, 2023 | Staff
The Saskatchewan Roughriders have signed American linebacker C.J. Reavis to a two-year contract extension.   Reavis (6’0-198) returns to the Roughriders after a standout season on the defence ...

Riders Bring Offensive Lineman Noah Zerr Home

December 22, 2023 | Staff
The Saskatchewan Roughriders have signed National offensive lineman Noah Zerr. Zerr (6’7-330) spent the 2023 season with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, dressing for three games. The native of ...

Santa in the North: Green and White flight creates miles of smiles

December 22, 2023 | Rob Vanstone
History was made earlier this month when Santa Claus took off without the assistance of reindeer. Santa, part of a distinguished travelling party that included Saskatchewan Roughriders teammates ...

Roughriders Add American Offensive Lineman, Wide Receiver

December 22, 2023 | Staff
The Saskatchewan Roughriders have signed American offensive lineman Jacob Brammer and American wide receiver O’Joshua Bunton. Brammer (6’4-301) played one collegiate season (2022) at the ...

Roughriders’ football operations signings make the season bright for Jeremy O’Day

December 21, 2023 | Rob Vanstone
Two years, just before New Year’s. Such are the durations of contract extensions signed by the Saskatchewan Roughriders’ Assistant General Managers — Paul Jones and Kyle Carson. “It’s nice,” ...

Carson, Jones Sign Extensions, Riders Announce Football Operations Staff

December 21, 2023 | Staff
The Saskatchewan Roughriders and Vice President of Football Operations Jeremy O’Day are pleased to announce that Assistant General Managers Kyle Carson and Paul Jones have signed two-year ...

Inner-city kids were the VIPs at 29th annual Christmas luncheon

December 20, 2023 | Rob Vanstone
Saskatchewan Roughriders pass-catcher Mitch Picton enjoyed quite a reception.  He and placekicker Brett Lauther were the CFL team’s player representatives at Wednesday’s Inner-City Kids’ ...

2025 CFL Combine part of banner year for university football in Saskatchewan

December 20, 2023 | Rob Vanstone
The 2017 CFL Combine produced a bumper crop. Seven prospects who attended that Regina-based event went on to play for the Saskatchewan Roughriders. Three of them — receiver Mitch Picton, ...
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