SASKATOON \u2014 Tevaughn Campbell insists there is ample room for improvement.<\/p>\n
Opposing quarterbacks, beware.<\/p>\n
The Saskatchewan Roughriders cornerback is coming off a spectacular season in which he finished in a tie for the CFL lead in interceptions (six) despite missing five games due to injury.<\/p>\n
He led the league in interception return yards (205), on the strength of scoring sprints of 112 and 89 yards.<\/p>\n
A first-time All-CFL selection, he made one of the biggest plays of the 112th Grey Cup Game \u2014 forcing a fumble deep in Saskatchewan territory to extinguish a Montreal Alouettes rally late in the fourth quarter. Saskatchewan won, 25-17.<\/p>\n
Having raised the trophy for the first time, the next objective is to raise the bar.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere are a lot of things people might not have seen \u2014 things that I definitely want to get better at,\u201d Campbell said after Wednesday\u2019s Coors Light Training Camp workout at Griffiths Stadium.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere are plays that I left on the table \u2026 plays that I could have made but I didn\u2019t. I think that makes a difference in coming back and repeating, as opposed to coming back and not being as good.<\/p>\n
\u201cI just want to grow from last year. If I can grow from last year, who knows?\u201d<\/p>\n
It is an intriguing notion.<\/p>\n
Campbell, who turns 33 on June 14, had toyed with retirement before signing a new contract on Jan. 12. After missing the start of training camp for personal reasons, he practised with the team on Wednesday and was warmly welcomed.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s definitely something that you miss in the off-season \u2014 being around the boys and getting to play the game you love,\u201d the former University of Regina Rams standout said.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve just got to get the rust off, pretty much, and get back to it.\u201d<\/p>\n
SCHAGER SPARKLES<\/p>\n
The same day the Roughriders won the 2025 Grey Cup Game, Brayden Schager observed a one-year anniversary.<\/p>\n
He had not played in a football game since Nov. 16, 2024, as a member of the University of Hawaii Rainbow Warriors.<\/p>\n
The wait continued for another six months before Schager took over at quarterback for the Green and White late in the third quarter of Monday\u2019s pre-season game against the host Calgary Stampeders.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019d been away from football for a little bit, so it was a lot of fun to get out there with my teammates,\u201d said Schager, who spent part of last October on the Roughriders\u2019 practice roster.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy favourite thing to do is to be out on that field. It was a blast to be able to take some hits again and play football with the guys.\u201d<\/p>\n
Schager completed 10 of 18 passes for a game-high 139 yards. He ran 20 yards for the Roughriders\u2019 lone touchdown in a 20-15 Stampeders victory.<\/p>\n
\u201cI was just sitting there, waiting for my opportunity,\u201d he said. \u201cI told myself to be ready whenever it came. That\u2019s what the coaches preach.\u201d<\/p>\n
Another opportunity isn\u2019t far away. The Roughriders are to return to action on Saturday against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers (5 p.m., Griffiths Stadium).<\/p>\n