The CFL matters so much in Saskatchewan, and the rarity of Roughriders success only makes the wins mean more. Any Riders fan could name the Grey Cup years, which shine like little towns dotting the emptiest part of the Prairies: 1966, 1989, 2007 and 2013, at home in the last Grey Cup at Taylor Field. The Riders hadn’t been back to the big game since.

Now 2025 will be added to the Saskatchewan’s sainted list, because Sunday the Riders defeated the Montreal Alouettes team in the 112th Grey Cup, 25-17. Montreal quarterback Davis Alexander came into this game 13-0 as a starter, and dragging a questionable hamstring. And on the other side was Trevor Harris. The Riders quarterback’s career has been a long, jagged march toward another chance at a Grey Cup at age 39; Harris lost in his only

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