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With the announcement that Carleton have fired Head Coach Corey Grant yesterday, there are now two openings for head coaches in the OUA.
The University of Toronto finished the season 0-8 with a head coach who was mysteriously placed on leave for the last three games of the season. Not counting those three games, Darrell Adams record as the head coach of the Varsity Blues was 2-19.
In 2025 they almost got off to a 3-0 start, but had heartbreaking last minute losses to York and Waterloo, so in reality they were only 1-2. Soon after that they lost games to Queen’s and Laurier by 38 points each on their way to a second consecutive 1-7 season.
In 2026, things got even worse. This season featured a four week stretch where they lost to Ottawa, Western, Windsor, and Guelph by a combined score of 205-6. Toronto only scored four touchdowns all season, and three were in their last two games after Adams was replaced.
If we compare the last three seasons to the three seasons previous to that, there has been a big drop off. From 2021-2023, Toronto went 9-13 with two playoff appearances. After the 2023 season, Greg Marshall was surprisingly fired and replaced by Adams. Safe to say that he wonβt be back.Β Β
The other coaching opening is at Carleton. Yesterday the university announced that they have parted ways with Head Coach Corey Grant, Offensive Coordinator Nathaniel Griffin, Defensive Coordinator Ronald Hilaire and Recruiting Coordinator/Defensive Assistant Alex Lothian.
Grant has been the head coach of the Ravens for the past five seasons. In his first two years, the Ravens had consecutive 6th place finishes in the OUA with 5-3 and 4-4 records. Those seasons ended in first round playoff losses to Laurier and Windsor. In the past three seasons, the Ravens have finished 2-6, 3-5, and 1-7, which ultimately led to the program looking for a new man to lead their team on the sidelines.
So with Carleton and U of T now on the market, who could fill those spots?Β
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