A goodbye to Huskie fans from Kevin Jesus

Kevin Jesus, a sports reporter, sports director and producer at Global Saskatoon since 2005, is heading home to become a producer at Global Edmonton. Kevin has been one of the biggest supporters of Huskie Football and Huskie Athletics in the media, providing ample coverage and producing special features such as In The Pocket with Laurence [...]

Reading the Coverage: Special edition

Today, a special edition of Reading the Coverage. The September 29 Bridges magazine supplement included with the Saskatoon StarPhoenix profiled David Dube and all he has done to grow Huskie football and make it what it is today. It’s fifteen minutes before kickoff, and what fans are about to see will dwarf almost everything in [...]

Huskies move up to #4 nationally

OTTAWA (CIS) – To no one’s surprise, the Laval Rouge et Or (2-0) stay on top of the FRC-CIS Football Top 10 poll for the third consecutive week after a 24-14 win over Montreal (1-1) in front of 16,046 in Quebec City. Despite the setback, Montreal remains at No. 6 in the rankings. For the [...]

Reading the coverage: week 1 wrap-up

Kevin Mitchell of the Saskatoon Star Phoenix says that the University of Saskatchewan Huskies jumped out to a 31-7 third-quarter lead and went on to a 38-7 victory over the Alberta Golden Bears in Canada West football action Friday. That victory provided a small dash of relief for the Huskies, who blew a 30-3 lead [...]

Reading the Coverage: CanadaWest kick-off edition

Kevin Mitchell of The Star Phoenix says Ben Heenan’s into his starting block and preparing for a season unlike any other.The University of Saskatchewan Huskies’ all-Canadian offensive lineman – who is switching this year from guard to tackle – is projected as a potential first-overall pick for next spring’s CFL draft. Also from Mitchell: Fullback [...]

Reading the coverage: end of camp edition

This afternoon, we will do a quick trip around the CanadaWest via local newspapers… Kevin Mitchell of the Saskatoon StarPhoenix says that The University of Saskatchewan Huskies have 50,000 reasons why the Windsor Lancers should make a pre-season trek to Saskatoon on Friday night. Mitchell also says that Joe D’Amore, who is serving as the [...]

Reading the coverage: CanadaWest training camps underway

Kevin Mitchell of the Star Phoenix says that The University of Saskatchewan Huskies’ colossal 2010 playoff implosion sticks in both minds and craws according to Peter Thiel. Mitchell also has a story on Darren Hinds as he looked at the beehive-busy workers moving around Griffiths Stadium Thursday. Kevin Menz of The Sheaf says that defensive [...]

Reading the coverage: pre-training camp edition

We are back with another season of “Reading the coverage” where we check in with media around the CanadaWest. It looks like the StarPhoenix once again is leading the charge by covering the Huskies better than any other newspaper covers their CIS teams. We know that Global and CTV will be ramping up their coverage [...]

Three Huskie games featured on Shaw in 2011

The 2011 Shaw broadcast schedule has been released, and three Huskie games are part of their broadcast plans: The Canada West Universities Athletic Association and Shaw Communications continue their long-standing relationship with the live broadcast of seven CWUAA football games and semifinal action during the 2011 season. “Shaw TV is once again pleased to present [...]

Reading the Coverage: Spring Camp edition

With the Dogs’ Breakfast and two days of Spring Camp completed, its time to check the Internets and see what’s being said about the Huskies. Kevin Mitchell from the Star Phoenix has been busy. Mitchell previewed Spring Camp and said this weekend’s camp gives several players a chance to catch the eyes – and possibly [...]

Huskies fall from Top 10

OTTAWA (CIS) – The Laval Rouge et Or top the Football Reporters of Canada – CIS rankings for the third straight week following a dominating interlock performance in Halifax. The seven-time defending Quebec champions, who occupy the No. 1 spot for the 50th time in 54 polls dating back to the start of the 2005 [...]

Reading the coverage: September 16, 2010

Starting off at home, The StarPhoenix’s Kevin Mitchell interviewed Huskie quarterback Laurence Nixon, getting his take on the game against UBC and the team’s quarterbacking situation. Huskies quarterback Laurence Nixon admits it hurt to watch Trent Peterson trot onto the football field in his place last Friday night. The struggling University of Saskatchewan starting quarterback [...]

Reading the coverage: week three edition

Let’s take a look at what’s happening around the Canada West Conference as teams prepare for their week three games. Kevin Mitchell of the Saskatoon StarPhoenix writes that Head Coach Brain Towriss is at a loss to explain why the Huskies fell flat in their game against UBC. “The team that played last Friday, compared [...]

Reading the Coverage: Week One Wrap-Up

It was an exciting first week for Canada West teams. Here’s the latest coverage from newspapers and websites across the west. Kevin Mitchell of the Saskatoon StarPhoenix wraps up the game in Calgary, which was allowing the Huskies’ offence to roll along until it started to rain. The Huskies pounded out 409 yards of total [...]

Sunday morning update

The Huskies took the bus home over night and arrived in Saskatoon around 7:00am. Huskies Head Coach Brian Towriss gave the players the day off after their decisive win over the Dinos in Calgary last night. The coaches will meet later today to go over film and start preparations for the Homecoming game when UBC [...]

Reading the coverage: Dinos gameday edition

In case you missed it, Dallas had an excellent preview yesterday on the Huskie Outsider. What’s on the line: Although it’s the first game of the season, this one could decide first place and home-field advantage in the playoffs, just as the first game last season did. This game isn’t quite as important as the [...]

Huskie Football media guide released

The University of Saskatchewan Huskies have released the 2010 media guide for football. It is available on the Huskie Athletics website by clicking here (7.1mb PDF). Huskie Athletics has also updated the team’s legacy page which you can find here.

Huskies on tv this Saturday

Reading the coverage: week one edition

The CIS regular season kicks off this week, with the Huskies making a trip to Calgary for a Hardy Cup rematch against the Dinos. Here’s what the mainstream media are covering: In Saskatoon, Kevin Mitchell of the StarPhoenix writes that this Saturday’s Huskies/Dinos game in Calgary will be one of the best CIS games this [...]

Huskies ranked third in country

OTTAWA (CIS) – Nine months after reaching the Vanier Cup final for the first time since 1995, the Calgary Dinos lead the first Football Reporters of Canada – CIS national poll of the new season. Calgary, which lost 33-31 to the Queen’s Gaels in last year’s national title match in Quebec City, barely edged the [...]

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