The 60th Labour Day Classic kicks off Sunday at Mosaic Stadium. It will be the biggest-attended football game at the facility since it opened in 2016.
Riders’ defensive back Marcus Sayles is a game-time decision for the contest, but the Labour Day Classic isn’t a game he wants to miss.
“We know it's a rival. We know we're going to get their best and they're going to get ours. We're going to have a packed crowd and we don't want to lose at home. We want to show them that we're going to be a force to be reckoned with.”
The Green and White are coming off their second loss of the season, a 32-15 setback in Calgary last week. Sayles, a seven-year CFL veteran, admits they have something to prove.
“We feel like we should win every single week, and those two losses show there is always room to