Trevor Harris gave everyone a pre-Halloween scare.

In a regular-season finale that did not have a bearing on the playoff picture for the first-place Saskatchewan Roughriders, their No. 1 quarterback took off on a 13-yard run Saturday against the visiting B.C. Lions.

Suddenly, the heart rate was elevated for thousands of people who weren’t actively involved in the game.

Roughrider fans, far and wide, were hoping the scramble would not end in injurious fashion for a marquee player.

Relievedly, Harris slid to the Mosaic Stadium turf shortly before a Lions defender had an opportunity to terminate the play in forceful fashion.

As a punctuation mark, Harris stood up and performed a phone-to-ear gesture — a lighthearted acknowledgment of his ingenious nickname: T-Mobile.

“The TSN guys didn’t quite understand what was going on,” Harris said with a laugh. “After a while, I think people are starting to catch on a little bit. It’s a fun little joke.

“Obviously, I’m not super-super mobile, but with the fact that we’ve got the T-Mobile celebration going, hopefully we can get a couple in the playoffs as well.”

With the Roughriders having secured hosting privileges for the Western Final — Nov. 8, 5:30 p.m., at Mosaic Stadium — the coaches took precautions and assigned Harris restricted duty for the B.C. game.

He was behind centre for three series, each of which ended with points being scored (two touchdowns, one field goal).

The second TD drive included the T-Mobile play.

“I was just screaming, ‘Get down!’ ” Head Coach Corey Mace said after the game. “He gave the T-Mobile (gesture). I said, ‘Well, you called … I answered. We’re going to pull you.’ We got him out of there.”

But not right away.

After completing a quick pass to Tommy Nield for an 11-yard gain, Harris handed off to A.J. Ouellette on back-to-back plays. Jack (End Zone) Coan then entered the game as the short-yardage quarterback and scored on a third-and-one plunge. (Coan has scored the Roughriders’ past three touchdowns.)

Harris finished the regular season with only eight runs in 16 starts. He did maximize the opportunities along the ground, gaining 53 yards and averaging 6.6 yards per carry.

Unlike, well, the rest of us, Harris does not view his periodic scrambles with apprehension.

“I heard Kobe Bryant say, ‘If there’s a fight between me and a bear, pray for the bear,’ ” he said. “I never really worry about being hurt. I just go out there and play ball.

“I only know how to play one way. It’s because I was raised by Tom Harris and you play the game the one way. Whether it’s the pre-season, regular season, playoffs, Grey Cup, off-season or practice, It doesn’t matter. You play everything the same.”

A model of consistency and efficiency throughout a 13-year CFL career, Harris threw for 4,549 yards — the sixth-best total in Riders history — and 24 touchdowns during the 2025 regular season.

He established a single-reason franchise record for completion percentage (a league-best 73.6), erasing the standard of 72.4 he had set in 2024.

Overall, Harris sported a spectacular quarterback-efficiency rating (110.7).

With a quick release and a sharp mind, Harris routinely shrugs off pressure applied by snorting pass rushers.

He is also blessed with a mastery of barometric pressure, having made three appearances on CTV Your Morning Saskatchewan as a guest weather specialist.

On Tuesday, Harris and receiver Samuel Emilus stood before an electronic map of Saskatchewan while standing in for weather specialist Kayleen Sawatzky. The show’s host, Darrell Romuld, also watched from the wings.

Although Harris and Emilus were ostensibly in the CTV Regina studio for the purpose of conveying invaluable information about climactic conditions, the segment also included some refined comedy.

Harris: “We’ve got Halloween coming up here, Sam. I saw two skeletons this morning. They were looking to fight each other, but they wouldn’t fight each other.”

Emilus: “Why not?”

Harris: “They had no guts.”

That was on the heels of another gem, delivered as the Roughriders’ duo ran through Tuesday’s school day and rural forecasts.

“We’ve got the outlook for Outlook,” Harris said. “Not too bad. Eight degrees.”

Only one question was left unanswered: What was the weather forecast for the Saskatchewan village of Harris?