Saskatchewan Roughriders fans noticed quarterback Trevor Harris was not a fan of head coach Corey Mace taking him out in their final series against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in the fourth quarter.
"That was bad on me, I got to be a pro, I got to be better than that," Harris said post-game." That was an emotional time right there and I didn't want their defence to think that they had gotten to me. It was one of those things where I wanted to pop up and let them know that it was not them doing that. I wanted to stay in the game and let them know that they can still bring more. But it was a good hit, it was a rough one, it was a clean hit, and I'll probably be getting a little treatment."
When Mace was asked about his thoughts on the matter, he made sure to highlight Harris' toughness.
"This is exactly why we all love Trevor," Mace said on the 620 CKRM Rider Broadcast network post-game show. "I spoke about it earlier in the week, super competitive, specifically after taking a shot like that and completing it, getting up. His moxie… he wants to go in there and finish that drive and put some points on the board. As coaches, it's our job sometimes to stand in the way and look at the totality of things and I've got no problem with that. I don't think anybody has any problem with your starting quarterback being upset that he can't play football. That's exactly what you want. No ill will, I love that guy to death, but wanted to be smart."
In the end, Saskatchewan defeated the Tiger-Cats 29-9 and the 39-year-old Harris completed 21-of 27 passes for 307 yards with three touchdowns and one interception. A heartfelt moment happened when Harris' eight-year-old son, T.J., announced the Riders starting offensive lineup at the start of the game.
Some emotion from Trevor Harris as his son TJ introduces him as part of family day! 🥹 #CFL | @sskroughriders pic.twitter.com/gnfqH6rbpG
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"When I heard that little voice say: 'My dad,' I can't lie, that got me," Harris explained. "I started getting tears and I had to try and snap out of it to try and get back into [the game]. Hearing that was one of those bucket list things. You hear your son, your eight-year-old son announce you at a professional game, which can't be put into words. I know when he was practicing at home, the first time he did it I started crying."
The game against Hamilton marked the first time Mosaic Stadium was sold out in the 2025 CFL season; the other time will be against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers for the Labour Day Classic.
"This is what we need to be doing for our fan base. We have the best fan base in the league, and for them to show up for us today and have a sell-out crowd for a one o'clock game is absolutely phenomenal," Harris said. "Rider Nation: keep it rolling, keep coming out, keep making it tough on them, and we can get this done together. Really grateful for our fans showing up and hopefully we can have no seats unsold the rest of the year."
Saskatchewan's next game has them travelling to Calgary to take on the Stampeders on Saturday. Teagan Witko, Justin Dunk and Wes Cates bring you the pre-game at 2 p.m. Dave Thomas and Luc Mullinder have the game call at 5 p.m. Listen to our extensive coverage at the 620 CKRM Co-operators Rider Broadcast Network.
