Austin says he’s intent on building Hamilton Tiger-Cats into Grey Cup winner
HAMILTON — Kent Austin has no intention of leaving the Hamilton Tiger-Cats following the worst season of his CFL head-coaching career.
The Ticats’ vice-president of football operations told reporters Monday he remains focused on winning the franchise’s first Grey Cup title since 1999. Austin’s statement came a day after several anonymous players criticized Austin’s coaching and management styles in a published report and said they didn’t want him back next season.
Austin, who has two years remaining on his contract, chalked up the criticism to Hamilton (6-12) falling short of an East Division post-season berth. And Austin emphatically stated he’s not spoken to anyone about another job elsewhere.
“I would say when you have a season like this and when you have to make decisions that you always should do for the betterment of the football team, not everybody is going to agree with those decisions,” he said. “That’s the nature of the job we’re in.