The Canada West football schedule is short — tight, compact, just eight games per team spread over nine weekends. Article content

Contrast that to the CFL, where everybody plays 18 times before moving into playoffs. Article content Article content

“It goes by in a hiccup,” University of Saskatchewan Huskies’ head coach Scott Flory said a few years back, and that has not changed.

The brevity lends added importance to every game, including this weekend’s Huskie home clash against Alberta.

Where is the Huskies’ season at now?

Saskatchewan is preparing for its sixth game of the regular season, so their trek into the playoffs is nearly three-quarters complete. They’re 4-1, the same record as the Regina Rams. Those two teams are the only ones in the conference with plus-.500 records.

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