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CALGARY - Its not going to get any easier for Calgarys newly-minted starting quarterback Kevin Glenn. With Drew Tate electing to have shoulder surgery that will sideline the quarterback for the rest of the CFL season, Glenn has stepped into the starters role but is off to a shaky start. Glenn threw a costly interception late in the game against Montreal and the Alouettes rallied to beat Calgary 33-32. He said hes put that game behind him and is ready to guide Calgary in an important divisional match against the unbeaten Saskatchewan Roughriders at McMahon Stadium. Watch it live on TSN tonight at 8:30pm et/5:30pm pt. "The biggest thing for us as an offence is to stay on the field, keep their offence off the field and put points on the board," said Glenn on Wednesday. "What we can do is we can come out here and give 100 per cent on the field and try our best to produce wins for the fans." Glenn, 33, started his career in Saskatchewan, where he played three seasons with the Riders from 2001-03 before going on to suit up for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, the Tiger-Cats and now the Stamps. He knows Rider Nation will be on hand to give Saskatchewan a boost in its bid to remain the leagues only undefeated team. "Its crazy because I played in Saskatchewan and when we used to come to Calgary, I used to say, Man, weve got a lot of fans," said Glenn, who took over the starting role when Tate suffered his non-throwing shoulder injury during a 39-36 road loss to the Toronto Argonauts on July 7. Roughriders quarterback Darian Durant has no doubt that Glenn has the ability to bounce back with a solid performance after two straight road losses. "Hes never really been a guy that gets down after a big game," Durant said. "He always bounces back. He always gives his team an opportunity to win. We know that we have our work cut out for us. Its not going to be easy. Every team is coming after us. Its definitely going to be a dogfight and we look forward to it." Saskatchewans rookie head coach Corey Chamblin hopes the vocal Riders fans help his team to a fourth straight win to start the season. "Were 3-0 and hopefully theres more green than red here, then Id really love it," Chamblin said. "Its a good feeling right now. Its definitely a lot better than being 0-3, but theres a lot of games left." Glenn, however, would like nothing more than to help the Stamps (1-2) stop the Rider roll with help from Calgarys faithful. "The red and white will swallow up that green and white once game time comes," said Glenn. "I think the Calgary fans, theyre some really good fans, so I think theyll do a good enough job to come in here and try to outdo the Saskatchewan fans." Defensive lineman Odell Willis, who the Riders acquired in the off-season from Winnipeg, begs to differ with Glenn. "Rider Nation is some of the best fans in the CFL," said Willis, who played 10 games for the Stamps in 2009 to start his CFL career before being dealt to Winnipeg. "I get pumped when I see them excited about what were out there doing." Although first-year Calgary cornerback Fred Bennett has yet to experience the rivalry between the Stamps and Riders, hes heard all about it. "Everybody will be pumped up and ready and Im sure I will be too," said Bennett, who has played in the NFL with the Houston Texans, San Diego Chargers, Cincinnati Bengals and Arizona Cardinals. "Weve just got to go out there and put on a show and hopefully we come away victorious." "Were playing a very good Saskatchewan team thats undefeated," added Calgary coach and general manager John Hufnagel. "Theyre flying high. Itll be an emotional game on both sidelines. Im looking forward to it." Brandon Browner Super Bowl Jersey . 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NASHVILLE -- Call them the Cardiac Hogs for falling behind early yet again. The eighth-ranked Arkansas Razorbacks only care about the win. Zach Hocker kicked a 42-yard field goal with 6:53 left, and Arkansas rallied from 14 points down to beat Vanderbilt 31-28 Saturday -- the Razorbacks fourth straight win. "You cant get frustrated winning," said Arkansas receiver Jarius Wright, who had 10 catches for 135 yards. "You can get frustrated by not starting out like you expect your team to do. We know how good we are. We expect to start faster. We expect to play way better than we played. We did get the win. You can never be mad getting the win." This was the third time this season the Razorbacks have trailed by double digits. They didnt trail by 18 as they did against Texas A&M or 17 last week before beating Mississippi. This time, Vanderbilt led 21-7 with 1:39 left in the first half. The Commodores (4-4, 1-4 Southeastern Conference) also had the ball at the Arkansas 5 in the fourth quarter leading 28-20 when Zac Stacy fumbled, and Jerry Franklin picked it up and ran it 94 yards for a touchdown. Tyler Wilson found Wright in the end zone for the tying 2-point conversion with 13:25 left. "That was huge," Arkansas defensive co-ordinator Willy Robinson said of Franklins TD. "We had a lot of opportunities for a lot of turnovers, but that one was the biggest one. It was the one that swung the game for us." Vanderbilt missed a chance to force overtime when Carey Spears 27-yard field goal went wide right with 8 seconds left. "Were lucky they missed the kick," Arkansas defensive end Jake Bequette said. "I felt like our chances were good in overtime, but Im glad we didnt have to do that. First-year coach James Franklin said this isnt the same old Vanderbilt. "Were going to find ways to finish games like this," Franklin said. That allowed Arkansas (7-1, 3-1) to escape with its best start under coach Bobby Petrino and the Razorbacks third 7-1 start since joining the SEC (1998 and 2006). The Razorbacks head home to start a three-game stand starting with No. 14 South Carolina. "The thing I am happy about is we are going home 7-1," Petrino said. "You know, it has been a tough go for our football team." Arkansas had two sacks and forced three turnovers, turning those into 10 points. Hocker finished witth three field goals, and Wilson threw for 316 yards and a TD.dddddddddddd Backup quarterback Brandon Mitchell also ran for a TD. Wilson also set a school record for consecutive passes without an interception, a streak now at 176 and counting despite going against a Vanderbilt defence that came in leading the SEC and tied for first nationally with 15 interceptions. His streak continues only because Vandy cornerback Casey Hayward nearly picked off three of the six passes he broke up. Hayward dropped one he might have returned for a touchdown in the first half. The Commodores also sacked Wilson three times and hit him enough they had him limping before halftime. The Razorbacks had been averaging an SEC-best 462.1 yards total offence. The Commodores held Arkansas to 388 while racking up 462 themselves. Jordan Rodgers threw for a touchdown and ran for two others with his big brother, Aaron, watching in the stands with the Green Bay Packers enjoying a bye week. The little brother nearly rallied Vandy for its biggest home win in years by driving them from the Commodores 10. Rodgers missed Brandon Barden in the end zone before having to throw the ball away on third down to set up Spears field goal attempt. "I told Jordan that if its not there, dont force it," Franklin said. "That was the plan. We were very aggressive. I believe in our special teams." Bears quarterback Jay Cutler watched his alma mater from the sideline. Stacy also ran for a 62-yard TD and finished with 128 yards rushing with 51 yards receiving. Wilson threw an 11-yard TD pass to Wright. He found Wright for a 30-yard completion on fourth-and-10 with the clock running down, then tossed a perfect pass to him in the end zone for an 11-yard TD on the next play to trim Vandys lead to 21-14 at halftime. "If you learn anything from the World Series, its that you just hang in there and keep going," Petrino said. Vandy led 21-7 after Franklin went for it on fourth down in his own side of the 50 on each drive. The Commodores converted a fourth-and-inches in an 81-yard drive Rodgers finished off with a 19-yard TD run early in the second quarter. Facing fourth-and-1 at the Vandy 32, Franklin went for a fake punt, and tight end Fitz Lassing took the ball left for a 25-yard run. Rodgers ran right on a bootleg for a 3-yard TD with 1:39 left to finish an 88-yard drive for the lead. ' ' '