The Saskatchewan Roughriders announced Corey Mace as the 48th Head Coach in franchise history on November 30, 2023.

Mace, who hails from Port Moody, B.C., joins the Roughriders after spending the last two seasons (2022-23) as the defensive coordinator of the Toronto Argonauts, winning a Grey Cup in 2022 and helping the team go an incredible 16-2 in 2023.

While in Toronto, Mace headed one of the league’s best defences, and it was especially potent last with the Argos leading the league in seven different defensive categories including sacks made (68 – 13 more than the next-highest team), forced turnovers (54), interceptions (27), forced fumbles, (22) and fumbles recovered (15). The Argos also allowed the fewest big plays (30) and fewest rushing yards (1,505). He also coached five CFL All-Stars over his two seasons in Toronto and the 2023 Most Outstanding Rookie Quan’tez Stiggers.

Prior to his time in Toronto, he spent six seasons (2016-21) as Calgary Stampeders’ defensive line coach, a position he took immediately after retiring from the team after the 2015 season.

Mace played 40 games with the 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, the 38-year-old won two Grey Cups as a part of the Stampeders — one in 2018 as a coach and one in 2014 as a player. Exceptionally community minded, Mace was awarded the Stampeders’ Presidents’ Ring in 2015 for exemplary performance on and off the field.

Mace and his wife, Petra, have two children — Maleena, 4, and Micah, 1.