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After every game, we give a game ball to an unsung hero. These are players that you may not hear too much on the PA system, had should be recognized. Dallas: My Unsung Hero for this game is Dexter Janke. He was a key part of the drive that led to the Ben Coakwell touchdown [...]
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Position: Running Back Returning Veterans: Ben Coakwell (4th year), Alex Balogun (4th year), Connor Lutz (3rd year), Mark Klause (3rd year), Jeremy Andrew (1st year), Dexter Janke (1st year), Devin Sapara (1st year), Shane Buchannan (1st year), Joey Deason (1st year) New Recruits: Kent Rempel The Huskies are in a familiar situation when it comes [...]
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The Huskies are currently in team meetings, so we have a quick chance to update you on training camp practice four. The Huskies practiced for about two hours yesterday afternoon. The session seemed a little bit more uptempo than the morning session. Before the practice, Huskies Hec Crighton winner (1973) Dave Pickett talked to the [...]
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We have two players helping us with today’s countdown to the Huskies non-conference game with the University of Windsor Lancers. RB’s Alex Balogun and Jeremy Andrew shared jersey #20 last season. Alex Balogun is 6′-3″, 225 pound running back from Edmonton. In an injury-shortened 2010 season, Alex appeared in two regular season games, registering 10 [...]
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Talent in the Huskies’ offensive backfield hasn’t been a problem for many years. The same can’t be said for injuries to the Dogs’ running backs. The 2010 season brought with it limited playing time for Jeff Hassler, Dathan Thomas, Alex Balogun, and Jeremy Andrew…all due to injuries. Blue chip recruit, Dexter Janke, was limited to [...]
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Who gets your game ball on offense? Dog Whisperer: This was a very interesting game for the offense. It was productive in terms of yardage but not nearly as much so in terms of scoring. I have to give my game ball to the Offensive line. No sacks and an effective running game makes them [...]
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The Huskies produced 557 yards of offence in a 30 – 9 victory over UBC, on Friday night. This included 227 yards rushing, and 330 yards through the air. Quarterback Laurence Nixon connected on 26 of 40 pass attempts, to six different receivers. Running back Ben Coakwell scored two touchdowns, while totalling 88 yards on [...]
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The Huskies were back on the field last night to prepare for the home game against Manitoba this Friday night at 7:00 pm. With this game being at home, the offense was wearing their green jerseys and green helmets and the defense was in white. With the switch in jersey colours, some players also changed [...]
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The Huskies continued preparation last night for their game at Alberta tomorrow night. The team left for Edmonton this morning and will practice there this afternoon. Receiver Rory Kohlert returned to practice after missing Tuesday. He looked ready to play. Quarterback Laurence Nixon dressed for practice and took a few snaps. He will travel to [...]
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Sometime last winter I remember Huskies Head Coach Brian Towriss talking to the Alumni about the recruiting class he was assembling. One thing that stuck out in my mind was BT talking about running backs. There was a recruit on the fence because of the depth that the Huskies had. At the same time, there [...]
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Practice two of preparation for the Saturday night game against the Dinos in Calgary was about an hour and half long under sunny skies on a beautiful afternoon. The Huskies spent time on special teams, offensive and defensive insertion and running Team O and D against the show team. The offense looked a little rusty [...]
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The Huskies returned to the practice field on Monday for the first time since their decisive 40-12 win over the Western Mustangs on Friday night in a national non-conference game at Griffiths Stadium in PotashCorp Park. Typically during the season, the Huskies have three practices and a walk-through to prepare for an opponent. With the [...]
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Running backs coach, Dan Houle stopped by to update Huskie fans on the Dogs’ running backs. This unit suffered a big loss with the injury to Dathan Thomas on Saturday, but they are working hard to fill the void until his return. “The running backs, as a unit, are really fast this year at the [...]
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The Huskie Outsider training camp reports are sponsored by Gabruch Legal Group. Practice nine is in the books. The team was on the field for about an hour and forty minutes on Wednesday afternoon in their final full work-out before the big game against Western Ontario on Friday night. Thursday they have a special teams [...]
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Our countdown to the 2010 Canada West season continues with #20, Alex Balogun. The fullback, from Salisbury High in Edmonton, is entering his third season of eligibility. Alex appeared in 6 regular season games in 2009. While his imposing size makes him an ideal blocking back, he did score 2 TD’s last year. Upcoming dates: [...]
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Over the next few weeks, we will ask a question about each of the units on the Huskies Football Team. We started with Quarterbacks and Offensive Line and today we will look at the Running Backs. The Big Question for the Running Backs is can they stay healthy? If the running backs can stay healthy, [...]
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We did this after every game last year and we wanted to provide more insight into the spring scrimmage. So, here it is, our first of two Q & A sessions from the spring scrimmage. This morning, we will focus on the veterans. Check back tonight to read more about the young guys. Offensive Game [...]
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Can the Huskies defense slow down the Rams offense? We said that we thought that the Rams would be able to move the ball but points would be hard to come by. The Rams did move the ball, putting up 541 yards in total offense. And they scored 23 points. With the Huskies up by [...]
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It was good to get back to football after all of the politics that played out over the weekend and Monday. The Huskies learned that their playoff opponent was going to change from Alberta to Regina as Manitoba used an ineligible player and was stripped of two wins. The Huskies guessed that this would happen [...]
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The University of Saskatchewan Huskies defeated the Regina Rams 42-17 in CanadaWest action tonight. The Huskies are 7-1 for only the second time in team history. The finished the season 7-1 in 1996 and went on to win the Vanier Cup that year. The Huskies wore their All-White jerseys and pants for the first time [...]
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