The Riders' football operations staff, led by general manager Jeremy O'Day, featured contributions from a lot of people as the team put together the roster for last season. (Image Credit: Britton Gray/980 CJME)

By Britton Gray, CKOM News Staff

Riders’ football operations in the finals for CFL’s inaugural Ted Goveia Award

Mar 19, 2026 | 4:00 PM

After winning the Grey Cup and having nine players named All-CFLers, the Saskatchewan Roughriders are one of three finalists for the inaugural Ted Goveia Football Operations Award.

Named in honour of the long-time CFL executive who died last September, the award recognizes a CFL club’s football operations department for outstanding achievements in scouting, player identification, roster building and leadership.

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The Riders’ football operations staff, led by general manager Jeremy O’Day, featured contributions from a lot of people as the team put together the roster for last season.

Other major contributors to the football operations department include assistant general manager and director of player personnel Kyle Carson, assistant general manager Paul Jones, director of football operations Jordan Greenly and assistant director of player personnel Larry Dean.

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The team finished at 12-6, which was the top record in the league. That record allowed the team to host the CFL West Final, where they defeated the B.C. Lions 24-21 to punch their ticket to the Grey Cup. Saskatchewan then defeated the Montreal Alouettes 25-17 in Winnipeg to win the Grey Cup for the fifth time in the team’s history.

The 2025 Roughrider squad led the league with nine All-CFL honourees: Jacob Brammer, Tevaughn Campbell, Logan Ferland, Jermarcus Hardrick, KeeSean Johnson, Micah Johnson, Rolan Milligan Jr., C.J. Reavis and Jameer Thurman.

The award winner is determined by a vote among the football operations departments of the nine CFL clubs. The winner, along with the winner of the CFL Coach of the Year Award, will be announced on Wednesday in Edmonton, with the awards coming right before the CFL combine, which takes place in Edmonton from March 27-29.

The Calgary Stampeders and Hamilton Tiger-Cats were the other two finalists for the operations award.

The Riders will look to defend their Grey Cup title in 2026, and have already brought back a number of key players from last year’s team, including quarterback Trevor Harris, running back A.J. Ouellette and defensive lineman Mike Rose.

The CFL Draft takes place on April 28, with CFL rookie camp starting on May 6. Main CFL camp opens on May 10.