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Family’s Football Fandom Fuels Roughriders’ Peter Godber 

March 7, 2023 | Rob Vanstone
Peter Godber has already seen the Saskatchewan Roughriders win a Grey Cup.   Now his objective is to contribute to the next championship season.   The 28-year-old centre, who signed with ...

Jake Wieneke Shares Rider Pride Stateside

March 6, 2023 | Rob Vanstone
One of Jake Wieneke’s routes goes full circle.  The newly signed Saskatchewan Roughriders receiver has spent a considerable portion of the off-season in his hometown of Maple Grove, Minn., ...

From Saskatchewan To Montana: Bob Bruer Caught Legendary 49er’s First Touchdown Pass

March 5, 2023 | Rob Vanstone
Former Saskatchewan Roughriders tight end Bob Bruer has demonstrated an ability to hold on to the football — for more than 43 years, in fact.   Bruer, 69, is still the proud owner of the ball he ...

Rob Vanstone: Robservations in Rider Nation! 

March 4, 2023 | Rob Vanstone
Robservations …   I am teeming (teaming?) with excitement while announcing that the long-standing, meandering, focus-free, odds-and-ends Robservations column has migrated to Riderville.com. ...

Remembering Dr. Donovan Brown

March 3, 2023 | Rob Vanstone
Dan Clark was still several years away from joining the Saskatchewan Roughriders when he met one of the CFL team’s long-time physicians, Dr. Donovan Brown.   “In Grade 12, I tore my MCL and my ...

Derel Walker: Quite A Catch For The Roughriders

March 2, 2023 | Staff
By Rob Vanstone   Derel Walker is already celebrating his first completion of 2023.   The veteran CFL pass-catcher is delighted to have applied the finishing touches to a free-agent deal ...

Combined Efforts Paid Off For Riley Boersma

March 2, 2023 | Staff
By Rob Vanstone Most people can travel 40 yards in 4.49 seconds — as long as they call Uber or seek some form of motorized assistance.  Then there is Riley Boersma, whose economical times in the ...

Riders Add Standout Receiver Derel Walker

March 2, 2023 | Staff
The Saskatchewan Roughriders have signed American wide receiver Derel Walker.  Walker (6’2-187) joins the Green and White with a storied, seven-season CFL career which includes a Grey Cup ...

Lauther, Bagg Ready To Face Off At Roughrider Foundation Winter Classic

March 1, 2023 | Staff
  Brett Lauther and Rob Bagg, teammates forever, will soon be on opposite sides.   Not for long, mind you.  They are to serve as captains for the inaugural Roughrider Foundation Winter ...

Hall of Famin’ with Naaman!

February 28, 2023 | Staff
Even as an erstwhile football player, the receptions keep on coming for Naaman Roosevelt.   Last September, the former Saskatchewan Roughriders slotback — a newly appointed assistant coach with ...

Remodelled Roughriders Adhering To Proven Formula 

February 27, 2023 | Staff
By Rob Vanstone This grizzled gargoyle of a historian, in an unrelenting quest to sandblast the barnacles off gnarled fingers and dispense breaking news pertaining to the Regina Rugby Club, ...

Don Narcisse Feels Great As He Turns 58

February 26, 2023 | Staff
Words by Rob Vanstone Don Narcisse’s uniform number — 80 — has never looked better than it does today, on his 58th birthday. The legendary Saskatchewan Roughriders receiver, a 2010 inductee into ...

Rob Vanstone: Let’s Walk These Halls Together

February 25, 2023 | Staff
Words by Rob Vanstone The Saskatchewan Roughriders have made Canadian Football League history by hiring someone who nearly predates it. The CFL was formed in 1958, only six years before Alan and ...

2023 Excites Teitz As Linebacker’s Comeback Looms

February 24, 2023 | Staff
Words by Rob Vanstone   The process of taking a knee is not reserved for quarterbacks. Consider the case of Saskatchewan Roughriders linebacker Micah Teitz, who proposed to Maddie ...

Jason Shivers | 1 on 1 : Black History Month

February 24, 2023 | tdaku
Saskatchewan Roughriders Defensive Coordinator, Jason Shivers sits down with Daniella Ponticelli to discuss the Riders ups-and-downs of late— but more importantly to talk about the stories and ...

The Rise of Trevor Harris Part 2: The Road to Riderville Begins

February 23, 2023 | Staff
Words by Rob Vanstone Trevor Harris found the receiver shortly after the 2010 National Football League draft.   By simply picking up the phone, he was embarking on a professional football career ...

Celebrating Black History Month: Recognizing The Outstanding Contributions Of Some Of Rider Nation’s Finest

February 23, 2023 | Staff
Words used with permission and thanks to the Saskatchewan African Canadian History Museum. George Reed Widely recognized as the greatest running back in the history of the Canadian Football ...

Fried Bologna And Chinese Food: The Rise Of Trevor Harris

February 22, 2023 | Staff
Words by Rob Vanstone Trevor Harris once resolved to restrict his long drives to the fairways.   “True story: I tried to quit football in high school and play golf,” the Saskatchewan Roughriders’ ...

Vanstone: Harris Will Be Right At Home In Saskatchewan

February 21, 2023 | Staff
Words by Rob Vanstone Trevor Harris has already lit up the SaskTel MaxTron, despite having yet to throw a pass for the Saskatchewan Roughriders. “WELCOME TO RIDERVILLE TREVOR HARRIS” was ...

Roughriders Welcome Renowned Sportswriter Rob Vanstone

February 19, 2023 | Staff
The Saskatchewan Roughriders are excited to announce that renowned Saskatchewan sportswriter and columnist Rob Vanstone has joined the Club in a new role: Senior Journalist and Roughrider ...
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