Saskatchewan university, junior, minor football stakeholders react to CFL rule changes

With the calendar flipping to the fall, the Canadian Junior Football League’s (CJFL) Saskatoon Hilltops are preparing for their playoff push.

Sneaking its way into locker room conversation, however, is a revamping of rules coming to the CFL , with Hilltops defensive lineman Johnathon Stevens unsure about what his league will look like in the coming years.

“I have mixed feelings,” said Stevens. “Ultimately it’s not up to me with what happens. I do know no matter what, the Canadian game is going to be great no matter what happens.”

Starting next season, the CFL will be introducing a number of rule changes including a modified ‘rouge’ for missed kicks or field goals and an automatic play clock.

The biggest changes, however, will come in 2027, with the CFL moving field goal posts to th