Stories By Brendan McGuire
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Saskatchewan Roughriders
/ 4 years ago‘Ever since Willie went to Winnipeg, we can’t beat them’: Riders’ Gainey admits losing Jefferson still looms large ahead of West Final
Like many pro football franchises, the face of the Saskatchewan Roughriders is largely its head coach and its quarterback. Craig Dickenson...
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Saskatchewan Roughriders
/ 4 years agoSpecial teams coaches getting ‘more respect’ as Dickenson and O’Shea trailblaze path to head coaching success
The CFL’s West Division Final will feature two head coaches who made their way in similarly peculiar fashions. Both Saskatchewan’s Craig...
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Saskatchewan Roughriders
/ 4 years ago‘You lose a game where you throw four picks, that’s going to be a nightmare’: Cody Fajardo relieved after Riders playoff win
The West Semi-Final was key to Cody Fajardo’s legacy in Saskatchewan. The career journeyman backup-turned-resident rock star on the prairies was...
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Saskatchewan Roughriders
/ 4 years ago‘I knew it was over at that point’: Brett Lauther confidently kicks game-winning field goal in West Semi-Final
Like a baseball pitcher trying to finish a perfect game or even a closer trying to nail down a playoff win,...
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Saskatchewan Roughriders
/ 4 years ago‘If we don’t win this game, it’s going to be a disappointing year’: Craig Dickenson gives Riders impassioned West Semi-Final speech
It’s fitting that Craig Dickenson would choose a playoff game against the Stampeders to give his most John Hufnagel-esque speech of...
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Saskatchewan Roughriders
/ 4 years agoRiders contemplating backup quarterback change to Mason Fine in 2021 CFL playoffs
The Saskatchewan Roughriders are pondering a change behind franchise quarterback Cody Fajardo. Isaac Harker has been the backup for the past...
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Saskatchewan Roughriders
/ 4 years agoDickenson-Fajardo era in Riderville enters critical crossroads in 2021 CFL playoffs
Cold, narrow-minded and misleading as it is, football eras are often defined by a team’s head coach and quarterback. The same...
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Saskatchewan Roughriders
/ 4 years ago‘He did a good job’: Rolan Milligan impresses Craig Dickenson enough to maybe use him in 2021 CFL playoffs
The Saskatchewan Roughriders didn’t care about their regular season finale and anyone watching could sure tell. The 24-3 loss in Hamilton...
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Saskatchewan Roughriders
/ 4 years ago‘It was me being frustrated out of anger’: Riders’ DB Nick Marshall explains last play antics in 2021 regular season finale
There weren’t many attention-grabbing moments for Rider fans in Saskatchewan’s 24-3 loss at Hamilton’s Tim Hortons Field that ended the 2021...
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Saskatchewan Roughriders
/ 4 years agoNicked up Isaac Harker a reminder of why Cody Fajardo didn’t dress for Riders’ finale
The Saskatchewan Roughriders sat Cody Fajardo out of their regular season finale loss in Hamilton Saturday and the fourth quarter supplied...