SASKATCHEWAN AT EDMONTON
WHERE: Commonwealth Stadium
WHEN: 3:00 pm Sask Time, Sunday May 27/2018
BROADCAST: TSN/620 CKRM Rider Network (Pregame show at 12:00 pm)
FORECAST: Partly cloudy, 26 degrees Celsius
REFEREE: Tim Kroeker
RIDER NOTES: Saskatchewan is coming off a 10-8 season (5-4 on the road) with a season-ending loss at Toronto in the East Division Final ... Among the veterans who won't play on Sunday are Zach Collaros, Brandon Bridge, Jerome Messam, Chad Owens, Willie Jefferson, Charleston Hughes, Ed Gainey and Jovon Johnson ... The vets who will play are Duron Carter, Bakari Grant, Marcus Thigpen, Caleb Holley, Naaman Roosevelt, Brendon Labatte, Dan Clark, Travis Bond, Thad Coleman, Sam Hurl, Sam Eguavoen and Marc-Olivier Brouillette ... Head Coach Chris Jones said Saturday the QB rotation in this game will be: David Watford (1st qtr), Marquise Williams (2nd qtr), B.J. Daniels (3rd qtr), TBD (4th qtr) ... Saskatchewan was 0-1-1 in the preseason in 2017.
ESKIMOS NOTES: Edmonton is coming off a 12-6 season (6-3 at home) with a season-ending loss at Calgary in the West Division Final ... The Eskimos roster announced for the game include veterans Mike Reilly, Kevin Glenn, C.J. Gable, Derel Walker, Kenny Stafford, J.C. Sherritt, Almondo Sewell and Alex Bazzie ... Edmonton was 0-1-1 in the preseason in 2017.
STATS: Last season the Roughriders had the following rankings on offense: Rush-9th, Pass-5th, Overall-6th ... The Eskimos offensively were: Rush-2nd, Pass-1st, Overall-1st ... Defensively the Riders were: Rush-6th, Pass-4th, Overall 4th) while the Eskimos were: Rush-8th, Pass-2nd, Overall 3rd ... Edmonton's Mike Reilly led the CFL in passing last season with 5830 yards, 30 TDs and 13 INT ... Saskatchewan quarterback Zach Collaros threw for 1767 yards for Hamilton, with 8 TD and 7 INT.
NEXT: After this game the Roughriders will return to training camp in Saskatoon and their next preseason game is at home to the Calgary Stampeders on Friday, June 8 at 7:30 pm ... The Eskimos' next preseason game is Thursday, June 14 at Winnipeg.
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