Argonauts host Roughriders at BMO Field chasing a fourth straight victory
TORONTO — Argonauts linebacker Rico Murray can see Trent Richardson having a busy CFL debut.
Richardson, the new Roughriders running back, will play his first CFL game Saturday when Saskatchewan (7-6) visits Toronto (7-7) at BMO Field. The Roughriders are averaging a league-low 69.8 yards rushing but the Argonauts have allowed 314 yards on the ground their last two contests.
“These last two weeks as a defence we haven’t lived up to the standard we want in terms of how we play in the running game,” Murray said Friday. “So I wouldn’t be surprised if they wanted to give him the ball based on what we’ve allowed teams to do.
“I feel like that’s most definitely one area of focus for us that we want to back to being assertive in the running game.”