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On Saturday, the Riders will host the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in a historic matchup, marking the first CFL<\/a> game played in Saskatoon<\/a> in 35 years.<\/p>\n Head coach Corey Mace says the Blue Bombers will provide an immediate challenge for his team.<\/p>\n \u201cThese guys present a lot of things defensively that they\u2019ll have to find the answer to. We\u2019re going to get a mental test, we\u2019re going to get a physical test,\u201d said Mace.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\tGet breaking National news<\/p>\n Get breaking Canada news delivered to your inbox as it happens so you won’t miss a trending story.<\/p>\n One of the biggest decisions heading into the game will be how much playing time veteran quarterback Trevor Harris receives versus opportunities for younger talent.<\/p>\n Harris says he\u2019s prepared for whatever role the coaching staff chooses.<\/p>\n Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n \u201cI have an insane amount of trust for Corey Mace as a head coach\u2026 whatever he prescribes is what I\u2019m going to do. I\u2019m prepared to play all four quarters,\u201d said Harris.<\/p>\n The game represents a major moment for football fans in Saskatoon.<\/p>\n \n\t\t\tMore on Sports Griffiths Stadium, normally home to the University of Saskatchewan Huskies, has undergone extensive preparations to handle CFL-level crowds and production demands.<\/p>\n The upgrades go beyond the field itself.<\/p>\n Event organizers have brought in what they describe as the largest mobile jumbotron in North America, transported from Edmonton specifically for the game.<\/p>\n Fans can also expect a festival-style atmosphere surrounding the stadium, with the promenade area set to be filled with activities and tailgate-style gatherings ahead of kickoff.<\/p>\n The game is nearly sold out, with only standing-room tickets still available heading into the weekend.<\/p>\n \n\t\t© 2026 Global News, a division of Corus Entertainment Inc.\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Saskatchewan Roughriders are back at Griffiths Stadium this week,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":405420,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[437],"tags":[49,48,521,522,520,55574,9529,82],"class_list":["post-689644","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cfl","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-canadian-football-league","tag-canadianfootballleague","tag-cfl","tag-roughriders","tag-saskatoon","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/689644","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=689644"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/689644\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/405420"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=689644"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=689644"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=689644"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"Get](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/national.jpg\")
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