‘Not interested in going anywhere’: Corey Mace committed to Saskatchewan Roughriders

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Saskatchewan Roughriders’ general manager Jeremy O’Day has made it clear: head coach Corey Mace wants to stay in Riderville.

The 51-year-old O’Day was asked about the Toronto Argonauts reportedly requesting permission to interview Mace for the team’s head coach role, plus other possible duties.

“[The Argonauts] didn’t call. No one asked for permission, so I’m not quite sure where that came from, but when we did hear about it, Corey did tell us that he’s not interested in going anywhere — but they did not reach out to us for permission,” O’Day said.

According to sources, there is a 10-day window that rival teams must honour prior to asking the Grey Cup-winning franchise about interviewing potential candidates for jobs. That procedural piece never occurred but Mace made it known behind the scenes he would not consider leaving Saskatchewan.

At the Grey Cup in Winnipeg, Mace was asked by 3DownNation if he had any desire to become a general manager at some point in his career and he said he’s never given it any thought due to being relatively new to his current role.

The 39-year-old led the Riders to a 25-17 victory over the Montreal Alouettes in the 112th Grey Cup, the team’s fifth CFL championship. It was his second season as the Roughriders’ bench boss as he’s compiled a 21-14-1 win-loss-tie record with the Green and White, plus a 3-1 mark in the playoffs.

Mace signed a two-year contract extension with the Riders in October, tying him to the team through 2028.

Saskatchewan finished first in the West Division for the first time since 2019 with a 12-6 record in 2025. The Riders went on to defeat the Montreal Alouettes in the 112th Grey Cup at Princess Auto Stadium, marking the team’s first title in 12 years. Trevor Harris went 11-5 as a starter, throwing for 4,549 yards, 24 touchdowns, and 11 interceptions in 16 regular-season starts.

The Roughriders ranked second in net offence, second in net defence, and tied for third with a plus-eight turnover differential. The team’s leading rusher was A.J. Ouellette with 1,222 yards, leading receiver was KeeSean Johnson with 1,159 yards, and leading tackler was A.J. Allen with 91 tackles. Saskatchewan finished second in attendance with average crowds of 28,427, which was a 2.7 percent increase from the previous year.