’Riders release Reesing

By Matt Tait     Jun 9, 2010

After a long courtship of former Kansas University football player Todd Reesing, the Saskatchewan Roughriders have released the record-setting quarterback.

Reesing, who signed with the Canadian Football League team in late May, became the fifth quarterback on the roster. Tuesday, Saskatchewan coach Ken Miller told The Canadian Press that letting Reesing go was a tough decision.

“It wasn’t so much that (Reesing) was the odd man out as the others were in,” Miller told the website. “When you have your returning starter that’s an obvious choice. When you have someone who has CFL experience that’s an obvious choice.”

Reesing’s departure leaves Saskatchewan with four quarterbacks: Starter Darian Durant and backups Ryan Dinwiddie, Cole Bergquist and Kent Smith.

Reesing was unavailable for comment Tuesday night.

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Written By Matt Tait

A native of Colorado, Matt moved to Lawrence in 1988 and has been in town ever since. He graduated from Lawrence High in 1996 and the University of Kansas in 2000 with a degree in Journalism. After covering KU sports for the University Daily Kansan and Rivals.com, Matt joined the World Company (and later Ogden Publications) in 2001 and has held several positions with the paper and KUsports.com in the past 20+ years. He became the Journal-World Sports Editor in 2018. Throughout his career, Matt has won several local and national awards from both the Associated Press Sports Editors and the Kansas Press Association. In 2021, he was named the Kansas Sportswriter of the Year by the National Sports Media Association. Matt lives in Lawrence with his wife, Allison, and two daughters, Kate and Molly. When he's not covering KU sports, he likes to spend his time playing basketball and golf, listening to and writing music and traveling the world with friends and family.