Three Downs – winter edition

The Outsider crew is already getting anxious for the Dogs’ Breakfast and spring camp 2012. Judging from conversations we’ve had with others, Huskie fans are feeling the same way. We thought we’d tackle a few early questions regarding the Huskies’ 2012 season. 1st down: How much better do the 2012 Huskies need to be in [...]

Two Huskies named CanWest Allstars

Two University of Saskatchewan Huskie football players have been honoured for their seasons by being named Canada West All-Stars last week. Fourth-year offensive linemen Ben Heenan and third-year defensive end Zach Hart have were each given the nod. It is the second straight year that both Heenan and Hart have been named Canada West All-Stars. [...]

Three Downs: Huskies game balls against Alberta

First down: Who get’s your game ball on offense? Dallas: I’m taking Trent Peterson. This is the performance we’ve been waiting for from the quarterbacks all season. He looked confident in the pocket, found his open receivers with accurate passes, and ran hard for a couple important first downs. He completed 76 percent of his [...]

Game balls: Huskies over Rams second edition

Who receives your game ball on defense? Dallas: There were a lot of good candidates from this game, but I’m going with Tony Michalchuk, who had a sack, an interception and finished second with 8.5 tackles. Tony and the rest of the defence are doing all they can to lead this team deep into the [...]

Three Downs: Huskies over UBC game balls

First Down: who gets your game ball on offense?
 Tom: JGK was the straw that stirred the drink on Friday; the Huskie offense really got rolling once Jahlani came into the game. Game ball to him, with an honourable mention to Ben Coakwell for an outstanding performance as well. 
Dallas: Ben Coakwell had a great [...]

No TD’s allowed by Huskie defense

Through two games in the CanWest season, the Huskie defense has not allowed a touchdown to be scored against them. A field goal, against Regina, are the only points they’ve yielded. In the game against the Rams, Regina only had 12 first downs. “We played pretty well as a unit,” commented DT Zach Hart. “We [...]

Three Downs: Huskies over Bears edition

First Down: who receives your game ball on offense? Dallas: It’s difficult to pick one player when there were so many contributors, but I think Jeff Moore deserves a game ball for his play in his first game back since last year’s season opener. His fourth quarter touchdown was a great catch, right through the [...]

Defense turns in dominant performance vs. Bears

The Huskie defense exorcised some demons on Friday night. After a terrible fourth quarter performance that led to an early exit from the 2010 playoffs, the Dogs shut down the very same offense that sent them packing last fall. The Huskie defense did not allow any points to be scored against them (UofA’s 7 points [...]

Hearing from the front four

Last year, the Huskies fielded one of their better defensive lines in recent years. If anything, the unit is even stronger in 2011. Camp observers have seen player additions and position changes to the DLine, and their performance has been impressive thus far. Huskie Outsider caught up with four members of this group: Zach Hart, [...]

Huskies announce captains

The Huskies head into the season with four captains, three on defense and one on offense. Fifth-year linebacker Tony Mikalchuk, fourth-year offensive lineman Ben Heenan, fourth-year safety Bryce McCall and third-year defensive lineman Zach Hart were selected by the team on the weekend. “Being a leader on the field and off the field comes in [...]

Practice 8 report: Monday evening

It was 32 degrees when the Huskies took to the field at 5:00 for their second practice of the day. Thankfully, it began to cool down a little during the second hour of the practice. In the scrimmage, at the beginning of practice, the defense surrendered one rush of 10 yards to Mark Klause, but [...]

Practice 7 report: Monday morning

It was another hot one for the Huskies on Monday morning, with the mercury climbing over 30 degrees by the time practice ended. The team is installing more plays and the intensity has ramped up in anticipation of Friday’s non-conference game against Windsor. After some punt-cover practice, in which Sean Stenger had some great kicks [...]

Practice 4 report: Saturday afternoon

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 [...]

Let’s go Dogs! 44 days until Zach Hart is unleashed!

#44, Zach Hart continues our countdown to the start of the Huskies’ 2011 season – a non-conference game against the University of Windsor Lancers. 2010 was the second season in a Huskie uniform for the 6′-1″, 247 pound defensive end from Marion Graham Collegiate in Saskatoon. Zach spent two years with the Saskatoon Hilltops prior [...]

Eight Huskies named Canada West All-Stars

EDMONTON – Saskatchewan fifth-year quarterback Laurence Nixon and Calgary running back Matt Walter headline the 2010 Canada West football All-Star team as both players rank among the best all-time in Canada West at their respective positions. In addition, CFL Draft-eligible Alberta Golden Bears kicker/punter Hugh O’Neill has made the All-Star team for a fourth consecutive [...]

Statistically speaking: Huskies individual stat leaders

Monday we looked at the CanadaWest team statistics and how the Huskies fared. Today, we will look at where some of the Huskies finished the Canada West season individually. Quarterback Laurence Nixon led the league in passing efficiency with a CIS rating of 160.7. Second to him was the Regina Rams Marc Mueller with a [...]

Three downs: Huskies thump Rams edition

First down: who gets the offensive game ball? Dallas: With four touchdowns and 424 yards passing, plus another 20 yards on five carries, quarterback Laurence Nixon deserves to be named offensive player of the game. Tom: There are several possibilities for the offensive game ball: Dathan Thomas had 3 TD’s and went over the century [...]

Huskie defence limits TBirds to 42 rushing yards

Perhaps the most impressive part of the Huskies’ 30 – 9 win, over the UBC Thunderbirds, was that the defence held the TBirds to only 42 rushing yards for the entire game. To put that in perspective, UBC quarterback, Billy Greene, averages nearly 75 yards rushing, each game, himself. This was part of a solid [...]

Kovach & Rybinski raise their level of play in 2010

Steve Kovach and David Rybinski had a very strong game, at defensive tackle, in the Huskies’ victory over the Calgary Dinosaurs. It was a performance that didn’t escape the eyes of DLine coach, Aaron Moser, either. “They were both dominant, on the inside, against Calgary, who have a very good offensive line,” stated Moser. Said [...]

Zach Hart on the DLine: “We’re getting it together”

Zach Hart, in his second year with the Huskies, has been a standout player on a defensive line that has looked pretty solid this year. Zach talked to the Huskie Outsider about the play of the DLine, and his season so far. “We’ve played quite well. We still notice a lot of mistakes when we [...]

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