Heading home: Mueller joins Mace’s staff as offensive co-ordinator

Marc Mueller is coming home.

The CFL’s Saskatchewan Roughriders and new head coach Corey Mace announced Wednesday that the Regina-born Mueller will be the team’s offensive co-ordinator. He signed a two-year deal with the Roughriders.

Kent Maugeri has also been signed to an extension as the team’s special teams co-ordinator. His deal also covers two seasons.

Green Zone CFL insider Justin Dunk of 3DownNation reported last week that Mueller would be Mace’s offensive co-ordinator.

The 34-year-old Mueller, who is the grandson of Riders legend Ron Lancaster, was a star quarterback with the University of Regina Rams from 2007 through 2012.

The Sheldon-Williams Collegiate alumnus graduated as the Rams’ record holder in career completion percentage (62.1) and single-season pass attempts (310 in 2009), completions (182 in 2010) and completion percentage (67.8 in 2012). All of those records were broken by Noah Picton.

His coaching career started at the university, where he became the quarterbacks coach for a season following his graduation.

Mueller’s first foray into the CFL coaching ranks came in 2014 when he joined the Calgary Stampeders as a defensive assistant, which is where he first met his new boss. Mace was a defensive lineman for the Stamps from 2010 through 2015 before joining the coaching ranks in 2016.

Over the next decade, Mueller served as the Stamps’ running backs coach (2015-19) and quarterbacks coach (2020-23), winning two Grey Cups as a member of the Calgary coaching staff (2014 and 2018).

“I am thrilled to be able to bring Marc back home to Saskatchewan as the offensive co-ordinator,” Mace said in a media release. “He was an instrumental part of my process, and his time spent on both sides of the ball learning from the likes of John Hufnagel, Dave Dickenson and Ryan Dinwiddie make him the perfect person to take on this role.

“I am excited for what he will add to the Rider offence and our organization.”

Mueller’s father, Larry, was the Roughriders’ assistant general manager from 1989 to 1992.

Maugeri has been the Riders’ special teams co-ordinator since 2022 but will be entering his ninth season with the club.

He initially joined the Green and White as a quality control coach in 2016 before being named the running backs coach in 2017. He held that role until taking over as special teams co-ordinator.

“Kent has done a phenomenal job in his eight seasons with the Roughriders, growing relationships and working hands on with the team roster,” said Mace. “His colleagues and players speak highly of him, and his philosophies align with my vision for how I want our team to play.

“I’m elated to keep him in Saskatchewan and watch him lead our special-teams unit.”