The Saskatchewan Huskies Are Cooking 🔥🏈

Quick rundown: The pressure cooker that is U SPORTS playoff football is almost here. And with the final two weeks of the regular season starting this week, the Saskatchewan Huskies are cooking.

Their Week 1 loss was a mere bump in the road, and they’ve since won five straight, climbing to third in the national rankings behind RSEQ powerhouses Laval and Montréal.

The Huskies’ 39-20 victory over Manitoba this past week added another chapter to an offensive explosion over the past five weeks.

The offense: Since Week 1, when Saskatchewan suffered a 22-40 loss against Manitoba, the 2025 Vanier Cup runners-up have yet to score fewer than 30 points in a game:

• 44 points vs. Calgary (W 44-24)

• 65 points at Alberta (W 65-12)

• 38 points at Regina (W 38-31)

• 34 points vs. UBC (W 34-24)

• 39 points vs. Manitoba (W 39-20)

With 242 points scored, including their Week 1 loss, they lead the conference in that category — a full 73 points more than the next team. Their 40.3 points per game also ranks first in Canada West, nearly 12 points higher than the next team.

And there’s a reason for this.

Anton Amundrud: Anton Amundrud continues to make his case for Canada West Player of the Year, and the numbers speak for themselves.

What we know is this: As it stands, Amundrud leads the conference in almost every statistical category.

• Passing yards: 2,046 — first in Canada West.

• Passing yards per game: 341.0 — first in Canada West.

• Passing touchdowns: 15 — first in Canada West.

• Completions: 136 — first in Canada West.

• Completion percentage: 67.7% — first in Canada West.

What we also know: Amundrud was forced to miss time last season after being diagnosed with T-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma and hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis. This season, he has a chance to write an incredible comeback story.

After a 474-yard, three-touchdown performance against Manitoba last week, Amundrud has a chance to break the Huskies’ all-time records for passing yards and touchdowns. He is 218 yards and two touchdowns away from surpassing Huskies great Brent Schneider in both categories.

The bigger picture: Having lost last year’s Vanier Cup to the Montréal Carabins, this season represents not only Amundrud’s personal comeback but also a chance for him to lead Saskatchewan’s redemption arc.

In a single season, Amundrud could:

1. Earn Canada West Player of the Year honours.

2. Become the Huskies’ all-time leader in passing yards and touchdowns.

3. Lead the Huskies to a Vanier Cup victory after appearing in the championship game three times in the past five years without winning.

Can he do it?