REGINA — Quarterback Shea Patterson is confident that he’s up to the challenge of making his first CFL start Thursday when the Saskatchewan Roughriders host the Toronto Argonauts.

Patterson was thrust into the spotlight on June 23 when Trevor Harris sustained a knee injury late in the first half of the Riders’ 36-20 victory the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.

The 38-year-old Harris, who missed the majority of the 2023 season a right-knee injury, was placed on the six-game injury list Sunday with an MCL sprain of his left knee. Patterson come off the bench to take over, completing four of 10 passes as the Riders improved to 3-0.