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Riders Extend Cfl Leader In Special Teams Tackles A.j. Allen

January 9, 2025 | Staff
The Saskatchewan Roughriders have signed National linebacker A.J. Allen to a one-year contract extension.  Allen (6’0-225) returns to the Roughriders after a 2024 season that saw him tie for top ...

National Defensive Lineman Benoit Marion Reups In Riderville

January 8, 2025 | Staff
The Saskatchewan Roughriders have signed National defensive lineman Benoit Marion to a contract extension.  Marion (6’5-250) continues his time in Green and White after initially signing with the ...

Riders Release Offensive Lineman Trevor Reid For Nfl Opportunity

January 7, 2025 | Staff
The Saskatchewan Roughriders have released American offensive lineman Trevor Reid to pursue an NFL opportunity. Reid was the Roughriders’ nominee for Most Outstanding Rookie in 2024 and made an ...

Riders Sign Offensive Lineman Brandon Kemp

January 7, 2025 | Staff
The Saskatchewan Roughriders have signed American offensive lineman Brandon Kemp.  Kemp (6’7-310) spent the last three seasons (2022-24) with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats suiting up for 12 games at ...

Rob Vanstone: Saluting the small schools — from Wofford to Wooster to Wittenberg to Wisconsin-Whitewater …

January 7, 2025 | Rob Vanstone
Small schools have been a big deal from the Saskatchewan Roughriders’ perspective. Although many CFLers emanate from large American universities — as documented in the preceding submission on ...

Alabama, UND earn high marks as Rider talent providers

January 6, 2025 | Rob Vanstone
Welcome to the inaugural Riderville.com U.S. college football rankings! The objective of this exercise is to determine which American schools have sent the most players to the Saskatchewan ...

ROBSERVATIONS: Steve Sarkisian’s Saskatchewan story … (shaky) New Year’s resolutions … and a nice gesture by Trevor Harris

January 4, 2025 | Rob Vanstone
TRIVIA QUESTION: Who caught Steve Sarkisian’s final CFL touchdown pass? CLUE (if needed): The recipient of Sarkisian’s seven-yard scoring strike also had the distinction of catching a TD pass ...

Rob Vanstone: A history nerd’s guide to 2025

January 3, 2025 | Rob Vanstone
Now that 2025 has arrived, let’s look ahead to several days on which we can look back. Here, from the files of a cobwebbed historian, is a lengthy list of milestones that merit commemoration in ...

Remembering Plaza of Honour inductee Wally Dempsey (1944-2024)

January 2, 2025 | Rob Vanstone
Legendary linebacker Wally Dempsey, whose fumble recovery set up the Saskatchewan Roughriders’ second touchdown in their first Grey Cup win, is being remembered for excellence on and off the ...

Roughriders share elation over success of Foundation

December 31, 2024 | Rob Vanstone
Green and White highlights from 2024 were not restricted to touchdowns, tackles and triumphs. The Saskatchewan Roughrider Foundation — the CFL team’s charitable arm — also celebrated a string of ...

Seeing Double: Riders Extend Herdman-reed Twins

December 31, 2024 | Staff
The Saskatchewan Roughriders have signed National linebackers Jordan and Justin Herdman Reed to contract extensions.   Jordan Herdman-Reed (6’0-229) remains in the Green and White for 2025 after ...

Ten takeaways from 2024: Roughriders year in review

December 30, 2024 | Rob Vanstone
The Saskatchewan Roughriders were first in takeaways during the 2024 CFL season.  That is a natural starting point, then, as the first of 10 takeaways from a year of progress.  #1: TURNOVER ...

ROBSERVATIONS: Roughriders’ top fantasy football figures … remembering dear friends … an admittedly awful “latte” joke … and Happy New Year!

December 28, 2024 | Rob Vanstone
The love in my wife’s voice was unmistakable when, upon noticing her undeserving husband’s descent into yet another statistical rabbit hole, she cooed: “You are a nerd.” For better or worse, ...

Roughriders carry “positive momentum” into 2025

December 27, 2024 | Rob Vanstone
The 2024 season was one of significant progress for the Saskatchewan Roughriders, who returned to the CFL playoffs after a two-year absence. Jeremy O’Day (Vice-President of Football Operations ...

RIDERS ADD DEFENSIVE BACK TYRIQUE McGHEE

December 27, 2024 | Staff
The Saskatchewan Roughriders have signed American defensive back Tyrique McGhee.   McGhee (5’9-185) signed with the Los Angeles Chargers as an undrafted free agent following the 2020 NFL Draft, ...

Remembering Barry Aldag: “A Roughrider through and through”

December 26, 2024 | Rob Vanstone
Former Saskatchewan Roughriders offensive lineman Barry Aldag, who inspired and encouraged his younger brother Roger to play football, passed away on Tuesday in Swift Current at age 79. Barry ...

Santa in the North: Fond memories of Fond du Lac, Uranium City, Wollaston Lake and Stony Rapids

December 24, 2024 | Rob Vanstone
Even while bundled up and shivering, Peter Godber appreciated the warmth. The Saskatchewan Roughriders’ centre savoured an eye-opening journey earlier this month when he visited small, isolated ...

Trading for Jake Maier was “a big decision” — Jeremy O’Day

December 23, 2024 | Rob Vanstone
Four quarterbacks threw at least 20 touchdown passes during the 2024 CFL season. The Saskatchewan Roughriders now own the rights to half of them. Trevor Harris, a West Division All-CFL selection ...

Roughriders Acquire Jake Maier In Trade With Calgary

December 23, 2024 | Staff
The Saskatchewan Roughriders have acquired American quarterback Jake Maier in a trade with the Calgary Stampeders. In exchange, the Roughriders have sent their eighth-round selection in the 2025 ...

ROBSERVATIONS: A treasured Christmas memory … Dr. Valentine gets to the heart of the matter … thanks to Sebastian and John … and Merry Christmas!

December 21, 2024 | Rob Vanstone
It was truly the Christmas of ’17. On Dec. 25, 2017, I had the pleasure of presenting my wife Chryssoula, who has requested anonymity, with a Saskatchewan Roughriders jersey being the surname and ...
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