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Leading into the West Final, veteran quarterback Trevor Harris had no time to talk about Nathan Rourke. However, after Saskatchewan beat B.C. to advance to the Green and White’s first Grey Cup since 2013, the 39-year-old shared praise for the 2025 CFL all-star QB, albeit with an important caveat.

“I know my comments (on Friday) were a little bit more brash than what they normally are, but I saw Nathan on that sneak, he said, ‘It’s our time. It’s our time.’ I think it’s our time,” Harris said postgame after a 24-21 win.

“IT’S OUR TIME!” — Nathan Rourke

The MOP and MOC finalist with PASSION as his side takes the lead in the fourth on the road!

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The 27-year-old Rourke was seen and heard on TSN’s broadcast yelling to the sold-out Mosaic Stadium crowd, ‘It’s our time. It’s our time.’ That came after he scored a go-ahead touchdown, which gave B.C. a 21-14 lead with less than seven minutes left in the fourth quarter. Late in the final frame, B.C. had two chances to pick up first downs on offence and drain the clock, but the Roughriders forced two critical two-and-outs.

“I want to say to (head coach) Buck (Pierce) and that team, man, unbelievable,” Saskatchewan head coach Corey Mace said. “Unbelievable team, unbelievable fight. They’re coached well, great players. Nathan Rourke is a really good football player, did some crazy stuff. Tip of the cap to those guys, but extremely happy with how the defence stood on their head the last couple of drives.”

The Canadian QB completed 20-of-30 passes for 290 yards with one touchdown and one interception — his receivers had some dropped passes — along with two touchdowns on the ground. Although Rourke was not able to close the game out, he moved in the pocket and eluded pass rushers with ease and impressed his counterpart on the other team.

“Nathan Rourke’s an outstanding player. He might win the MVP of the league and very deservingly so. He made some big plays, some of the stuff where he’s stepping up the pocket, he’s coddled up, and he flips it with his hand — it was pretty awesome,” Harris said. “Pretty fun duel, but we’ll take it because we ended up getting the last laugh. He’s a great player, great future. He’s gonna be the face of the league for a while, but not yet.”

Down 21-17 with one minute and 10 seconds on the clock, Harris led a seven-play, 76-yard game-winning drive. He completed six-of-seven passes, including a well-placed football to Dohnte Meyers for 21 yards, which set up a three-yard touchdown strike to Tommy Nield. The catch was ruled as such by on-field officials and confirmed by the league’s replay centre.

TREVOR HARRIS TO TOMMY NIELD FOR THE GO AHEAD SCORE WITH 11 SECONDS TO GO!

MOSAIC IS SHAKING!

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“I feel like we’ve gotten the short end of the stick in terms of I don’t know if people were rooting for us or they wanted the other team (to win),” Harris said. “I think we found a way to take it personal. This group is capable of more. Our best football game we haven’t played yet and so hopefully that can be in Winnipeg against Montreal.”

Saskatchewan (13-6) and the Alouettes (12-8) meet in the 112th Grey Cup at Princess Auto Stadium on Sunday, November 16, with kickoff scheduled for 6 p.m. ET. The weather forecast in the Manitoba capital calls for a high of two degrees with a mix of sun and cloud. The game will be broadcast on TSN, CTV, and RDS in Canada, CBS Sports Network in the United States, and CFL+ internationally.