Wray Morrison: One more time
Twenty days and two exhibition games – that’s the length of CFL training camps. Teams go from around 85 or 90 players down to a 46-player active roster in a very short period of time. Riders VP of...
View ArticleWray Morrison: Looking ahead
Thursday marked Jeffrey Orridge's last day as commissioner of the CFL...seven days before the start of the season. That's almost as strange as unveiling a new league logo two days before a...
View ArticleWray Morrison: An A for DD
Darian Durant made his CFL exhibition game debut with the Montreal Alouettes Thursday night. The stats look impressive. Durant was seven of 12 for 113 yards and he threw two touchdown passes in a...
View ArticleWray Morrison: Riders rebuild without Allen as key player
There was lots of discussion over the Father's Day weekend about CFL roster moves. Here in Saskatchewan, much of it was about the quarterbacks. I'll admit I was surprised to see Bryan Bennett released...
View ArticleWray Morrison: Closing time
"The closure has already happened for me.” That's what Alouettes’ quarterback Darian Durant said when asked about Thursday's opener against the Saskatchewan Roughriders. After 11 seasons in Regina,...
View ArticleWray Morrison: All about revenge
It's been fun to talk about. It was fun to watch. The CFL season opener between the Darian Durant-led Montreal Alouettes and Chris Jones' Saskatchewan Roughriders is over. Durant pointed to the...
View ArticleWray Morrison: And we're off!
Week 1 of the 2017 CFL season featured three games that were decided by three points or less, including one overtime tie. The week ended with a future Hall of Famer, Ricky Ray, throwing for 506...
View ArticleWray Morrison: Observing CFL officials
I start with a shameless plug: This Saturday on Game Day With Wray, you will hear an interview with the CFL's senior V.P. of football Glen Johnson. During our discussion, Johnson made an encouraging...
View ArticleWray Morrison: Dave Semenko a well-regarded tough guy
The Green Zone's Drew Remenda said it best. "Don't judge a book by its cover". I never had a chance to speak to Dave Semenko. I saw the hockey player that every other fan saw. He was one of a few...
View ArticleWray Morrison: Kicked when down
Tyler Crapigna wasn't thrilled about it, but he did it – and should get credit for it. On the heels of Saturday's three-point overtime loss to Winnipeg, the Rider kicker faced a barrage of questions...
View ArticleWray Morrison: Too much
Chris Jones – the Riders vice-president of football operations, general manager and head coach – has a lot on his plate. Perhaps too much. While no one coach is listed as a defensive co-ordinator,...
View ArticleWray Morrison: The new commissioner
Randy Ambrosie said he hopes to remain in the CFL's commissioner's chair for ten years. Ambrosie is the 13th commissioner since 1984, meaning the average stay is 2.75 years. The 54 year old former...
View ArticleWray Morrison: Tender moments
There was still plenty of football to be played, but when Hamilton's Justin Rogers returned a Kevin Glenn interception 110 yards for a touchdown on Saturday night – I'll admit I thought the Riders were...
View ArticleWray Morrison: All-in on All-Star Game
It's easy to complain about all-star games in any sport. The competition level will never rival the intensity of a regular season game. I thoroughly enjoyed the game and the television broadcast from...
View ArticleWray Morrison: Back to the action
I applaud Major League Baseball, the NBA, and the NFL for trying to speed up the pace of games in their repsective leagues. In this new digital, on demand world fans can watch whatever they want. With...
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