Jones named Ticats head coach; Austin remains VP of football operations
Hamilton Tiger-Cats vice-president of football operations Kent Austin removed himself as head coach of the winless CFL team Thursday and appointed assistant coach June Jones to take over.
The announcement came during a bye week for the Tiger-Cats, who have struggled to an 0-8 start this season.
“I really believe that this is the best decision right now for the organization,” Austin said at a media availability at Tim Hortons Field. “We’ll all harness our different skills and aptitude to right the ship.”
Jones, who was hired by the club three weeks ago, has 34 years of coaching experience at the NCAA, CFL and NFL levels, though this is his first head coaching job in the CFL. He was scheduled to hold a media availability Friday morning.