Saskatoon-born long snapper Jorgen Hus elaborated on what it means to play in the 112th Grey Cup for the Roughriders.
"Finally got here. It's been a long time coming, I've been dreaming about this day since I was a little kid playing football," Hus said.
"To play for your home province means a lot, and then to get to this game means so much more. We've been trying for so many years, to come close with this group, I never felt better about getting to this game. Hopefully, we can keep it going and Sunday is a good day for us."
Fellow Saskatchewan native, Logan Ferland gave his point of view on what it is like to play in the big game.
"I'm going to mirror what Jorgen said. It's been a dream growing up in a small town in Sask," Ferland said. "Since being able to play football in that small town of Melfort, that's been a goal of mine. To be here, it's a pinch yourself moment, but still focused for the week."
Saskatchewan faces the Montreal Alouettes for the 112th Grey Cup on Sunday. The Riders last won the CFL championship game in 2013 when the Green and White defeated the Hamilton Tiger-Cats 45-23.
"I definitely watched it. I had some buddies playing on the team, so I was cheering them on. Being from the province, I was pulling for them. As I remember, that was a really cold week, then all of a sudden on game day, it was really warm," Hus recalled.
"I was excited for them. I thought I always knew that at some point I'd be in this league and hopefully, one day experience those moments with them. They had a dominant win that day, so hopefully, we can do the same."
When the same question was asked to Ferland, he detailed what he could remember from 2013.
"That would have been my second year playing football. It wasn't necessarily a goal at that time, but watching your province's team win was very exciting. It was a very emotional year," Ferland said.
"I remember seeing that, it was very evident on TV and watching with our family, that was our thing to do. We always watched the Grey Cup. We didn't watch a lot of football in general, but we always watched the Grey Cup game and having Saskatchewan in that was amazing."
Both Hus and Ferland dressed in all 18 regular-season games for the Green and White in 2025 and the West Final For Hus and his family, he detailed who is coming out to support him in the big game at Princess Auto Stadium.
"About 20 coming. Everyone's coming: the wife, the girls, the family — immediate and extended. Everyone's coming, excited for them, and they've been such a huge support," Hus said.
"There's no way that I could do this, play here these last couple of years without my wife, her support and raising the two girls. It's not easy, as you guys know, she does a lot, that keeps me focused and driven on the field."
The Riders are in the Grey Cup on Sunday. Meanwhile, the Saskatchewan Huskies host the Mitchell Bowl on Saturday. The Saskatchewan Hilltops won the 2025 Canadian Bowl on November 9. Hus explained why football is so important in Saskatchewan.
"I think we have great coaches right from the grassroots level, they teach you the right things from the start, and it's important to us," Hus detailed.
"It's been the most important thing in our lives, up to this point, having a family and a wife and stuff like that. It starts at the grassroots, and I've been very fortunate to have great coaching all the way up. This has been a lifelong dream."
When it was Ferland's time to respond, he agreed with Hus' point about the grassroots moment and the coaches.
"The community, I think a lot of the small town communities, close-knit groups and the volunteer time that goes into it from all levels — not a lot of money in that for those coaches," Ferland said. "The fact that they put in that time to change so many lives, I think it goes to show how the province of Saskatchewan really is close-knit."
The 112th Grey Cup between the Riders and the Alouettes goes on Sunday at 5 p.m. Listen or watch the 620 CKRM Rider Broadcast Network pre-game show at 2 p.m. featuring Dave Thomas, Luc Mullinder, Teagan Witko, Justin Dunk and Wes Cates.
