Maier, 27, completed 357 of 494 passes for 3,841 yards with 22 TDs and 14 interceptions last season.

The Saskatchewan Roughriders have signed quarterback Trevor Harris to a one-year contract extension.

Saskatchewan hosted the Bombers in mid-July and rang up a 19-9 victory, but Winnipeg clipped them 35-33 in Regina on Sept. 1 and 26-21 a week later at home.

It is one of the biggest rivalries in the CFL and in just one day the Saskatchewan Roughriders will meet the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in "enemy territory".

On Saturday, the Saskatchewan Roughriders take on the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the CFL West Division final. The winner will go onto play in the Grey Cup.

Fittingly it would be the Riders nominee for CFL Outstanding Defensive Player, Rolan Milligan Jr., that would put the game on ice with an interception on the Lions final drive.

There is no clear favourite in Saturday’s CFL West Division semifinal between the Saskatchewan Roughriders and B.C. Lions, especially given their unusual regular-season series.

The Toronto Argonauts and Saskatchewan Roughriders each had nine players named to the East and West Division all-star squads

The door to first place in the CFL's West Division is open slightly for the Saskatchewan Roughriders, but it may be firmly closed by the time they step on the field Saturday for their regular-season finale.

The door to first place in the CFL’s West Division is open slightly for the Roughriders, but it may be closed by the time they hit the field for their regular season finale.