By: Santino Filoso On a beautiful fall night for football in front of their 7th straight sell-out crowd, the Ottawa Redblacks snapped their 9-game losing streak in dramatic fashion. A strong running game and suffocating defence moved Ottawa’s record to 2-11 on the year, mathematically keeping them in the playoff race for another week. Pre-game: - … Continue reading 46 Redblacks Took the Field Friday Night, You’ll Never Guess What Happened Next…
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The Saskatchewan Dresslers Outlast the Redblacks
By: Santino Filoso On a beautiful day for football in Regina, the Redblacks let a golden opportunity to keep pace with the rest of the East slip through their fingers. Ottawa battled hard for the win but ultimately came up short in double overtime, falling to 1-10 on the year. Pre-game: - Head Coach Rick Campbell gets … Continue reading The Saskatchewan Dresslers Outlast the Redblacks
When it rains it pours; Lions Edge the Redblacks
By: Santino Filoso On Friday night the Redblacks welcomed the BC Lions and former Redblacks QB Kevin Glenn to TD Place. Following a painful trend, the Redblacks lost another defensive struggle late in the 4th quarter to move their record to 1-9 on the year. Pre-game: - OSEG continues to do the little things right, honouring … Continue reading When it rains it pours; Lions Edge the Redblacks
Redblacks Lose Battle of the 417
By: Santino Filoso On Friday night the Redblacks headed to Montreal to avoid becoming the worst team in the CFL in a battle of two 1-7 clubs. Unfortunately, despite it once again being a one score game in the 4th quarter, the Redblacks comedy of errors caught up to them and cost them a win, dropping … Continue reading Redblacks Lose Battle of the 417
#TBT: An Interview with Gord Weber
By: Santino Filoso Today we sit down with Ottawa native and former Rough Rider linebacker Gord Weber. Weber was drafted in the 7th round after an award winning CIS career (CIS First Team All Canadian twice) where he was a QQIFC All-Star and the QQIFC Defensive Player of the Year in 1989 with the Ottawa GeeGees. … Continue reading #TBT: An Interview with Gord Weber
REDPLAIDS vs Stamps; Different Jersey, Same Result
By: Santino Filoso On a beautiful Sunday afternoon and wearing two thirds of their new CFL Signature Look uniforms, the Redblacks welcomed the Calgary Stampeders to TD Place for their only matinée game of the season. Despite battling hard all game the Redblacks ultimately lost, dropping their record to 1-7 on the year. Pre-Game: - Continuing to prove that Ottawa … Continue reading REDPLAIDS vs Stamps; Different Jersey, Same Result
#RThoughts on the Redblacks new 3rd jersey
On Monday, August 18th, the Ottawa Redblacks revealed their inaugural third jersey. After a decent amount of speculation and a few fun teasers, here's what we got: Social media was abuzz with reaction and opinion, ranging from love to hate and most points in between. Frankly, reaction was far closer to 50/50 than expected. With … Continue reading #RThoughts on the Redblacks new 3rd jersey
Cut-down day: Redblacks trim roster by 14 (EDIT: 15)
From CFL.ca: The Redblacks announced their cuts on Saturday morning, just hours after they played their final pre-season game against the Montreal Alouettes. General Manager Marcel Desjardins declared 14 cuts to the team's final roster, with veteran kicker Justin Parlardy and National receiver Simon LeMarquand among the most notable. Desjardins also announced that National receiver … Continue reading Cut-down day: Redblacks trim roster by 14 (EDIT: 15)
A look at the Redblacks training camp roster
By: Santino Filoso With the Ottawa Redblacks inaugural training camp currently underway at Carleton University, now is a perfect time to take a look at some of the 80+ roster of hopefuls general manager Marcel Desjardins has assembled over the past seven months. While certain starters are already set in stone, there are still numerous jobs … Continue reading A look at the Redblacks training camp roster
#TBT: An Interview with Ken Evraire
By: Santino Filoso In this week´s Throwback Thursday Interview, we sit down with Ken Evraire, a former SB (slotback) for the Ottawa Rough Riders. A star receiver with the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks, Ken was drafted by Saskatchewan in the 1988 draft, but traded to Ottawa before the season started. After 9 seasons in the CFL with … Continue reading #TBT: An Interview with Ken Evraire
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