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The Saskatchewan Roughriders have decided on their roster for the 2025 CFL season and are ready to kick things off this week.
Saskatchewan will host the Ottawa Redblacks on Thursday at Mosaic Stadium as the CFL regular season gets underway.
This comes after a long training camp and two preseason losses for the Riders, though many of the starters didn’t play much throughout the preseason.
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Jamie Nye and Britton Gray take a look at the team ahead of the contest against Ottawa and how they view the matchup. The guys also take a look at the cuts the Riders made and make their predictions for each of the Riders’ team awards.
Nye and Gray also try to predict what the CFL standings will look like in the east and west divisions and give their picks for the Grey Cup (both believe it could be a great year in Saskatchewan).
Listen to the latest episode: Week 1
A lot can change over the course of the season, and it can be hard to keep up. The Blitz: The Podcast gives you an in-depth look at the Riders as the entire season unfolds.
The Green Zone’s Jamie Nye and Rider reporter Britton Gray bring you the latest in the CFL, with a spotlight on the Riders. Episodes are uploaded weekly to YouTube ahead of each Rider game, and can also be found on Spotify, Apple Music and anywhere podcasts are available.
Nye and Gray break down each week of Rider prep, preview every game, dive into the latest CFL headlines and share their picks for every matchup across the league.
Nye has been the host of The Green Zone since its inception in 2013 and is respected across Canada for his award-winning work covering and commenting on sports. He grew up in Lumsden, Sask., and has gone from being a fan of the Riders to one of the go-to experts on the club. He hosts the pre- and post-game show with Darrell Davis and Belton Johnson.
Gray grew up in Regina and remembers going to Rider games as a child. Now, he gets a chance to cover the team daily, bringing up-to-the-minute reports and insight from players and coaches from practice as well as pre- and post-game interviews.
