Football

homecoming
Mason Nyhus joins Huskie coaching staff
A U of S quarterback, who was part of back-to-back Hardy Cup championships and back-to-back Vanier Cup appearances, is returning to the program. On Friday Huskie head coach, Scott Flory, announced that Mason Nyhus is returning to the team as Assistant Head Coach and Pass Game Coordinator. "Mason will be a phenomen...
Dec 06, 2024
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rams claim canada west title
A pointless second half hurts the Huskies
There was no late game magic for the Huskie football team on Saturday afternoon, as the Regina Rams defeated Saskatchewan 19-14 in the 87th edition of the Hardy Cup at Griffiths Stadium. The Huskies, who a week earlier scored a game winning touchdown in the final minute in a conference semi-final for the win, did not s...
Nov 10, 2024
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Listen: Coach's Show with Scott Flory - Hardy Cup
The Canada West title game has arrived.
An 11 degree day on November the 9th. Not the norm in Saskatoon, but to some it's one of a few surprises surrounding the 2024 edition Hardy Cup. Not many expected at all-Saskatchewan match-up either. The third-seeded Huskies and the fourth-seeded Rams pulled out last minute victories on the road in the semi-finals to g...
Nov 09, 2024
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Huskies advance to Hardy Cup
18-point fourth quarter lifts Huskies to victory
The University of Saskatchewan Huskies will host the 2024 Hardy Cup after defeating UBC 38-33 at Thunderbird Stadium in Vancouver on Saturday afternoon. Saskatchewan overcame a 33-20 second half deficit with a big fourth-quarter rally. Lukas Scott kicked a 24-yard field goal to cut the Thunderbird lead to 10. With the ...
Nov 02, 2024
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Huskies down Dinos
Huskies win fourth straight game, and first on the road, on the last day of the regular season
After a 1 and 3 start, the Huskie football team put the finishing touches on a 5 and 3 regular season with a 16-11 win over the Calgary Dinos at McMahon Stadium on Saturday afternoon. Head coach Scott Flory shared some concerns but is also encouraged about his team's resilience. Calgary took an 8-1 lead when Ben Britto...
Oct 27, 2024
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Huskies edge Rams
A tight 2-point win
One of the oldest sayings in sports applies to the University of Saskatchewan Huskies; "a win is a win." The Huskies pulled out a 22-20 victory over the Regina Rams at Griffiths Stadium on Saturday afternoon. A team, known for putting up points, scored just one touchdown in the first half and one in the secon...
Oct 20, 2024
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Coach's Show with Scott Flory
Another visit from the provincial rival
After a 1 and 3 start to the season the Huskies have a chance to move above .500 for the first time in 2024 as the Regina Rams visit Griffiths Stadium on Saturday afternoon. Saskatchewan has reeled off back-to-back wins, including a convincing 42-24 victory over previously unbeaten Manitoba on October 4th. "I thin...
Oct 18, 2024
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turning back the herd
Huskies hand Bisons first defeat of season
"We didn't make it about them, we made it about us." That was Huskie head coach, Scott Flory's, reaction following Saskatchewan's 42-24 win over previously unbeaten Manitoba at Griffiths Stadium on Friday night. A 24-point second quarter was too much for the Bisons to overcome. Ryker Frank, who finished with ...
Oct 05, 2024
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Undefeated Herd visit U of S campus for Friday Night Football
The Huskies are hoping to put back-to-back wins together for the first time this season as the (5-0) Manitoba Bisons visit Griffiths Stadium on Friday night. Saskatchewan (2-3) enters the game on a winning note after pulling out a 33-30 win over Alberta last weekend. Trailing by 16 in the second half, the U of S put up...
Oct 03, 2024
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Fourth Quarter Rally
Great Scott!
Huskie kicker Lukas Scott capped off a 19-point fourth quarter with a 47-yard field goal in the final minute as the U of S Huskies defeated the Alberta Golden Bears 33-30 on Friday night at Griffiths Stadium. When asked if he felt any pressure, the first-year kicker said "You try not think about it. I hit those ki...
Sep 28, 2024
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Huskies fall to 1 and 3
Knight night
A trip to the west coast didn't go according to plan for the Huskie football team as the UBC Thunderbirds beat the U of S 38-24 on Friday night at Thunderbird Stadium. Over 9,000 fans (mostly UBC supporters) witnessed an incredible effort from running back Isaiah Knight. The 4th-year running back from Ottawa had 189 ya...
Sep 21, 2024
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Huskies go coastal this weekend
The Huskies visit UBC in their only meeting of the 2024 football season on Friday night at Vancouver's Thunderbird Stadium. While there are similarities between the schools, there are also differences. Both teams have 1-2 records, however the Huskie offense exploded for 44 points in a double overtime, four-point, win o...
Sep 18, 2024
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homecoming win
An overtime thriller
History repeats itself on occasion. In 2009, the last time the Huskies played the Dinos in a home opener at Griffiths Stadium, the game went to overtime with Saskatchewan pulling out a 34-33 win. On Friday the Huskies prevailed in extra time again, defeating Calgary 44-40 in front of over 8,000 fans at Griffiths Stadiu...
Sep 14, 2024
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There is no place like Home(coming)
The schedule is favourable but the record is not. The Huskie football team has four of its final six regular season games at Griffiths Stadium, but Saskatchewan is 0 and 2 after road losses to Manitoba and Regina to start the season. The Huskies also started the 2015 and 2002 seasons with 0 and 2 starts. The '02 team f...
Sep 12, 2024
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Huskies fall to 0-2
Rams win 'Homecoming Game' over provincial rival
The Huskie football team is hoping a home game will aid in a victory after falling to 0 and 2 after a second straight road loss on Friday night at Mosaic Stadium. The Regina Rams jumped out to a 22-7 lead enroute to a 33-28 victory over Saskatchewan a storied Canada West rivalry. The Rams struck early when D'Sean Mimbs...
Sep 07, 2024
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Under the Friday night lights at Mosaic. "We'll be better this week." - Scott Flory
It's another chapter in a 25-year-old Canada West provincial football rivalry. The Huskies visit the Regina Rams on Friday night at Mosaic Stadium. Saskatchewan looks for a better road effort after a 37-24 defeat at the hands of the Manitoba Bisons in the season opener last Saturday in Winnipeg. "Give credit to Ma...
Sep 04, 2024
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Huskies drop opener
Bisons ride strong start to victory
The Manitoba Bisons beat the Huskies 37-24 in the season opener for both teams at Princess Auto Stadium in Winnipeg on Saturday afternoon. The home side stormed out to a 21-0 first-quarter lead as Breydon Stubbs scored on one and 22-yard touchdown runs. Fifth-year receiver AK Gassama opened the scoring on a 34-yard tou...
Aug 31, 2024
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"They will feel us on every single play." - Scott Flory on Saturday's opener vs. the Bisons
Huskie head coach Scott Flory believes his team may have been too focused outcomes last season. Saskatchewan finished in third place with a 5 and 3 record before being eliminated in the Canada West semi-finals at the hands of the Alberta Golden Bears. A new season begins on Saturday as the U of S visits the Manitoba Bi...
Aug 28, 2024
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A big non-conference win
Huskies gear up for season opener against the Bisons
The Huskie football team now zeros in on its 2024 regular season following Thursday night's 42-16 non-conference victory over the Alberta Golden Bears at Griffiths Stadium. Saskatchewan head coach Scott Flory is happy with his team's trajectory after losing three times to the U of A last season. "It gets that bad ...
Aug 23, 2024
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Huskies host Bears on Thursday in non-conference contest
The Huskie football team will take on the Alberta Golden Bears in Canada West pre-season play on Thursday night in Saskatoon. After claiming Hardy Cup titles and Vanier Cup appearances in 2021 and 2022, Saskatchewan looks to regain championship form after losing to the Bears, 40-17, in the 2023 Canada West semi-finals ...
Aug 21, 2024
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Listen: Sr Journalist/Rider Historian-Rob Vanstone
The historic Huskie-Rider connection
A football relationship, that goes back nearly a century, continues in 2024 with linebacker Nick Wiebe and defensive back Katley Joseph joining the Saskatchewan Roughriders after suiting up with the University of Saskatchewan Huskies. Wiebe, who is recovering from a knee injury, and Joseph, who signed with the Riders i...
May 14, 2024
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2024 U of S Football Schedule
Huskies begin regular season in Manitoba
For the second straight season, the U of S Huskie football team will open its 2024 regular season in Winnipeg against the Manitoba Bisons on Saturday, August 31st at IG Field. That will be the first of two meetings between the schools with the second game taking place on Friday, October 4th at 7:00 pm at Griffiths Stad...
May 04, 2024
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Wiebe, Idoko and Kourtis selected in CFL draft
Listen: An interview with Katley Joseph
It was a big week for several U of S Huskie football players. On Monday the Riders announced the signing of defensive back, Katley Joseph. The Ottawa product joined the University of Saskatchewan in 2022 after playing college football at the University of Maine. Joseph, who played both corner back and defensive half-ba...
May 01, 2024
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Listen: Dog's Breakfast emcee, Glen Suitor
Remembering some great Dog's Breakfasts
Denver Broncos head coach Sean Payton joins an impressive list of guest speakers for the 2024 Staybridge Suites & Holiday Inn Express University Dogs' Breakfast at Prairieland Park. The May 2nd sold out event, which raises scholarship money for U of S Huskie football program, has featured several star-studded celeb...
Apr 29, 2024
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