The Hamilton Tiger-Cats are not expected to make a change on the sideline.
Sources tell TSN Football Insider Dave Naylor that the team’s managing partner Scott Mitchell and president of football ops Orlondo Steinauer are not talking to anybody about their head coaching job with the Ticats committed to Scott Milanovich returning to the role next season.
According to sources, @Ticats managing partner Scott Mitchell and president of football ops Orlondo Steinauer are not speaking to anyone about head coach role. Team remains committed to Scott Milanovich returning as head coach in 2026. #CFL #Ticats
— Dave Naylor (@TSNDaveNaylor) November 13, 2025
TSN’s Farhan Lalji reported earlier this week that the team had asked the Winnipeg Blue Bombers for permission to speak to head coach Mike O’Shea, as well as assistant general manager Danny McManus, who won a Grey Cup with the team as a quarterback. Naylor notes that the belief is the Ticats’ interest in O’Shea was for a role beyond head coach. The Ticats’ general manager role has been vacant since the death of Ted Goveia in September.
I’m led to believe the @Ticats interest in Mike O’Shea is to see if there is a role for him within their organization beyond head coach. They have had some creative structures for football operations in the past and O’Shea is not the only one with whom they are speaking about…
— Dave Naylor (@TSNDaveNaylor) November 13, 2025
O’Shea, a former Toronto Argonauts great, interviewed with the Boatmen earlier this week about their head coaching vacancy following Ryan Dinwiddie’s departure for the Ottawa Redblacks to serve as coach and general manager.
Milanovich, 52, just completed his second season as Ticats head coach. The team finished atop the East Division at 11-7, but fell to the Montreal Alouettes, 19-16, in the Eastern Final. The team is 18-18 over his two seasons.
A native of Butler, PA, Milanovich previously spent four years as head coach of the Argos, leading them to a Grey Cup in 2012. Milanovich has also spent time on the coaching staffs of the Als, Calgary Stampeders, Jacksonville Jaguars and Indianapolis Colts.