GREEN & WHITE DAY A GOOD NEWS, BAD NEWS AFFAIR FOR RIDERS

On a Saturday described as “gray, cold and gloomy” in Saskatoon, the Saskatchewan Roughriders held their annual Green & White Day at SMF Field, home of the PFC’s Hilltops.

It was Day 7 of 2019 Roughriders Training Camp.

What do you want first: the good news or the bad news?

Okay, the bad news.

Undisputed #1 quarterback Zach Collaros was reportedly 1/10 passing for 15 yards – a completion to Cory Watson – and was intercepted by sophomore DB Nick Marshall before calling it a day.

The fate of the 2019 Saskatchewan Roughriders is closely tied to the performance of Collaros, but not on a Saturday in mid-May.

The good news?

The practice was an energetic, high-tempo event which featured big plays from several of the newcomers to the Green & White, including a pair of global players.

Rookie German receiver Maxx Zimmermann caught an 18-yard TD pass from veteran QB Cody Fajardo while rookie Mexican DB Javier Garcia scored on a 47-yard Pick 6. Another highlight of the day was an interception by Hilltops defender Colton Holmes, one of three juniors participating in camp.

The third TD of the day was scored on a 1-yard run by QB David Watford.

Watford, Fajardo and rookie Isaac Harker are said to be in a 3-way tie for the back-up QB job behind Zach Collaros.

A lot of that will be sorted out in Friday’s preseason game at Calgary.

As far as the rest of Saturday’s scrimmage went, “I’m happy nobody got hurt,” Head Coach Craig Dickenson told reporters afterwards.