The Saskatchewan Roughriders have locked up their football operations staff through the 2028 season. Vice President of Football Operations and General Manager Jeremy O’Day and Head Coach Corey Mace have each signed two-year contract extensions.
Riders President and CEO Craig Reynolds credits the pair for establishing a winning cuture.
“I know we are just at the beginning of what they have created – and I look forward to what they are able to accomplish not only as we head into a Western Final at home this season, but for many years to come.”
O’day has been with the Riders organization for 27 years and has spent the last seven seasons as the team’s Vice President of Football Operations and General Manager.
Over his time as General Manager, O’Day, and his personnel department, have scouted and signed players like the two current 1,000-yard receivers (KeeSean Johnson and Dohnte Meyers) and 1,000-yard rusher A.J. Ouellette.
Additionally in 2024 the Green and White had a league-best nine divisional All-CFL players and a league-leading five All-CFLers in Ferland (guard), Milligan Jr. (defensive halfback), Micah Johnson (defensive tackle), C.J. Reavis (cover linebacker) and Marcus Sayles (cornerback).
O’Day began his career as a Roughrider player in 1999 and joined the football operations staff in 2011. He has won two Grey Cups in Saskatchewan, one as player in 2007 and one as Assistant General Manager in 2013.
In his second year as Head Coach and Defensive Coordinator, Mace has led his 12-4 team to first place overall for just the fifth time in Roughrider history, putting the team one win away from a berth in the 2025 Grey Cup in Winnipeg.
As of the end of Week 18, the Roughriders are ranked by CFL Stats as the top defence in the league and lead the CFL in several other important categories including:
First place in:
- Fewest Points Allowed (346)
- Fewest First Downs Allowed (289)
- Fewest Rushing Yards Allowed (79.5 per game average)
- Time of Possession (31:48)
- Interceptions (21, tied)
- Kickoff return average (24.3 yards)
Second Place in:
- Net Offence (5904 yards/393.6 yards average)
- Average Yards earned per play (7.03)
- 30+ yard completions (30)
- Sacks Made (38)
- Turnovers Forced (34)
- Turnover Ratio (+7)
Third Place in:
- Offensive Touchdowns (40)
- Sacks Allowed (22)
- Big Plays (45)
His 2025 accomplishments built on the foundation he started within the locker room and across the organization in 2024, earning him the 2024 West Division Coach of the Year honours. He currently holds a 21-12-1 record as the Roughriders' Head Coach and in his first season at the helm, led the Club to its first home playoff game since 2021.
A three-time Grey Cup Champion, Mace, who hails from Port Moody, B.C., joined the Roughriders after spending two seasons as the defensive coordinator of the Toronto Argonauts and headed one of the league’s top defences.
Prior to his time in Toronto, he spent six seasons (2016-21) as the defensive line coach with the Calgary Stampeders, a position he took immediately after retiring as a player in 2015. Mace played in 40 games with the Calgary Stampeders after three years with the NFL’s Buffalo Bills. He was selected by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the second round of the 2007 CFL Draft.
In addition to his 2022 Grey Cup Championship with Toronto, Mace won two Grey Cups with the Stampeders — as a player in 2014 and as a coach in 2018.
