The Saskatchewan Roughriders have signed American forward Michael Hughes. which was added to their negotiating list on Monday.
The Charleston, West Virginia native played 46 games over four collegiate seasons at Appalachian State University, where he converted 35 of 42 field goal attempts (83.3 percent) for 54 yards. He also carried 280 times for an average of 60.7 yards with 116 touchbacks.
The six-foot-two, 190-pound player was named a 2023 second-team All-American and FBS Special Player of the Year by the College Football Network.
Saskatchewan debuted Canadian kicker Campbell Fair last week against the Ottawa Redblacks, although he missed both of his conversion attempts. Brett Lauter, who has made just 68.9% of his field goals this season, is currently dealing with a back injury.
The Roughriders also signed American guard Jordan Perryman and released American kick returner Dre McCray.
Perriman played 10 regular season games for the BC Lions in 2024, recording seven tackles on defense and six special teams tackles. The 26-year-old Hanford, California native previously played for the Las Vegas Raiders. During his collegiate career, he was a two-time first-team All-Big Sky selection at UC Davis.
McCray played in five regular season games as a rookie for Saskatchewan this year, recording 22 kickoff returns for 247 yards and six kickoff returns for 142 yards. The 23-year-old speedster from Tallahassee, Florida, played for Austin Peay State University and Texas Tech University.
The Saskatchewan Roughriders (11-4) will host the Toronto Argonauts (5-11) at Mosaic Stadium in Regina on Friday, October 10, with kickoff scheduled for 9:00 pm ET. The Roughriders earned a modest victory over the Ottawa Redblacks.Bye The Argonauts were defeated by Hamilton Tiger-Cats.
The weather forecast for Regina calls for a high of 19 degrees with sunny skies. The game will be broadcast on TSN and RDS2 in Canada and CFL+ internationally. Radio listeners can tune in to TSN 1050 in Toronto and 620 CKRM in Regina.
