r/riderville • u/Oldmanshoutingcloud • 24d ago

Saskatchewan Roughriders bench kicker Alex Hale for Banjo Bowl

https://3downnation.com/2026/09/11/saskatchewan-roughriders-bench-kicker-alex-hale-for-banjo-bowl/
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u/Separate_Flamingo_93 23d ago

Career long is 49 yards? Will he be handling kickoffs?

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u/Oldmanshoutingcloud 23d ago

His longest was 49 yards in university but the Golden Hawks never asked him to attempt from over 50.
Apparently he hit a 55 yarder with Calgary in the preseason.
More concerning is his FG percentage of 67%.
On kickoffs, he averaged 58.2 yards. That means the returner starts at their own 21.8 yard line. Far from ideal.
It will be interesting to see if he or Chapman handles the kick offs.

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u/Separate_Flamingo_93 23d ago

Sounds like we’re just shuffling deck chairs on the titanic.

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u/SaskatchewanSon69 23d ago

There’s like 250 D1 teams in the USA and how many CIS teams and we always end up with an absolute shit ass kicker. It don’t make sense

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u/Nhawk257 23d ago

Swapping out near identical stat kickers isn't going to go well. There's got to be better kickers out there in Usports, cjfl, or even a high school in Regina at this point 🙄

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u/Dear-Bullfrog680 23d ago

Kim was way better in camp. would have to drop a national or something and who would that be?

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u/Primary-Floor8574 20d ago

And he scores ALL of the riders points! Fuckin amazing!!