{"id":439201,"date":"2026-01-28T18:50:07","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T18:50:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/439201\/"},"modified":"2026-01-28T18:50:07","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T18:50:07","slug":"maugeris-major-milestone-10-years-as-a-roughrider","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/439201\/","title":{"rendered":"Maugeri\u2019s major milestone: 10 years as a Roughrider"},"content":{"rendered":"

Kent Maugeri<\/a> is celebrating a 10-year tenure.<\/p>\n

A Saskatchewan Roughriders employee since Jan. 1, 2016, the reigning Grey Cup champions\u2019 Special Teams Co-ordinator is one of just four coaches in franchise history to reach double digits in longevity.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m proud to be here that long, especially in coaching,\u201d he said on Tuesday in his office at Mosaic Stadium. \u201cIt\u2019s tough to stay in one place for that many years.\u201d<\/p>\n

Among Roughriders coaches, Maugeri is second all-time in uninterrupted service. He is also one of just four coaches to spend 10-plus years with the team. (See chart below.)<\/p>\n

The secret to longevity in an often-precarious profession?<\/p>\n

\u201cBe yourself,\u201d Maugeri said. \u201cBe authentic. Be consistent with the players, with the people you work with. Never get too high. Never get too low. I like that in my players, too. I hate it when a guy is an emotional rollercoaster.<\/p>\n

\u201cEvery time I drive to the stadium and show up for work, I\u2019m so thankful. Look at this place where we work. It\u2019s crazy.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve had nine years in this building. At the old one, I was still happy to be there, but this one\u2019s a little bit different. There\u2019s not the same smells or leaks or animals.\u201d<\/p>\n

Historic Mosaic Stadium \u2014\u00a0a.k.a. Taylor Field \u2014\u00a0was a different animal entirely.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe were tucked away in an old closet,\u201d Maugeri recalled of 2016. \u201cIt was me and Merritt Bowden. We shared the office.<\/p>\n

\u201cI remember he stepped on a mousetrap \u2014\u00a0one of those sticky ones \u2014\u00a0and he was dragging it all over, with his cowboy boots on. It was hilarious.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t remember which coach it was, but he had a leak in his office. They even took the ceiling tiles off and said, \u2018To hell with it. We\u2019re leaving soon.\u2019 There were pots stacked up, collecting the water. I just remember thinking, \u2018This is awesome.\u2019<\/p>\n

\u201cIt has come a long way. No more leaky ceiling tiles.\u201d<\/p>\n

No leaky kick coverage, either.<\/p>\n

The Roughriders and Montreal Alouettes \u2014 opponents in the 2025 Grey Cup Game \u2014\u00a0were the only members of the nine-team CFL not to allow a special teams return touchdown last season.<\/p>\n

Saskatchewan\u2019s 25-17 victory over Montreal capped Maugeri\u2019s fourth season as the Special Teams Co-ordinator.<\/p>\n

He joined the team as an offence-oriented Quality Control Coach in 2016 before spending three years as the Running Backs Coach. He moved to special teams in January 2020, working under Head Coach\/Special Teams Co-ordinator Craig Dickenson, before the COVID-19 pandemic wiped out one full season.<\/p>\n

Maugeri assisted Dickenson on special teams when play resumed in 2021 and was named the unit\u2019s Co-ordinator on Jan. 27, 2022.<\/p>\n

Dickenson is one of three Head Coaches with whom Maugeri has worked in Saskatchewan. The others are Chris Jones (2016-18) and Corey Mace (Nov. 30, 2023 to present).<\/p>\n

Maugeri also enjoyed a lengthy association with his previous employer. After being a graduate assistant at Lindenwood University (based in St. Charles, Mo.) in 2008, he spent seven seasons as a full-time member of the Lions\u2019 coaching staff. He was also the team\u2019s Recruiting Co-ordinator.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen I was at Lindenwood, I was the pro liaison, so Chris (Jones) would do a couple of his free-agent camps at our campus,\u201d Maugeri recalled. \u201cWe had mutual friends and I helped run the camp for him. Then he offered me a guest-coaching job in Calgary in 2011. I did that and I fell in love with the league.<\/p>\n

\u201cI always liked the CFL. I loved Doug Flutie. You could watch the Grey Cup Game on TV (in the United States). I loved anything football, so when I got up there, I was like, \u2018I can\u2019t believe how fast it is and how good the talent is.\u2019<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen Chris got hired here, he offered me the job. I didn\u2019t know what I was signing up for. He was like, \u2018I don\u2019t know if it\u2019s an offensive or defensive position, but I want you.\u2019 I was like, \u2018All right! Let\u2019s do it!\u2019<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was the best decision I\u2019ve made.\u201d<\/p>\n

Maugeri also appreciates his family\u2019s decision to become year-round residents of Regina. Last winter was the first the Maugeris had spent together in Saskatchewan. Previously, the time had been divided between Regina and Daytona Beach.<\/p>\n

The weather is infinitely nicer in Florida at this time of year, but \u2026<\/p>\n

\u201cI love it \u2014\u00a0as you can see by my windburn,\u201d Maugeri, who is originally from Mahopac, N.Y., said with a chuckle.<\/p>\n

Of late, Maugeri, his wife Cathy and their children Blaine (12), Kylie (11) and Kaden (8) have braved brutally cold temperatures while immersing themselves in activities that are the quintessence of Saskatchewan.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur oldest is playing hockey, so we tour Saskatchewan all over the place,\u201d Maugeri said. \u201cWe just got back from a tournament in Estevan. We\u2019ve been to several different small towns.<\/p>\n

\u201cI hated moving twice a year \u2026 finding a place \u2026 the kids going to two different schools. As they get older, the curriculum gets a little bit different. Plus, they\u2019ve got their friends and they\u2019ve got their sports, so it has been cool. We just try to get down (to the U.S.) to visit when we can.\u201d<\/p>\n

Free time is precious for any football coach, but the scheduling is particularly intricate for a proud and devoted father of three.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy favourite thing to do in the world is watch my kids compete at whatever it is \u2014\u00a0whether it\u2019s my daughter playing soccer and doing gymnastics or whether it\u2019s the boys playing football, soccer, baseball, hockey or anything,\u201d Maugeri said.<\/p>\n

\u201cA lot of people don\u2019t have that in our profession, especially when you\u2019re coaching college ball.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a constant grind. Not only are you trying to win a game that week in the season, but you\u2019re also recruiting and you\u2019re on the road a lot.<\/p>\n

\u201cHere, it is a grind and it is challenging, but I get to go home and I get to see my family before they go to bed. On walk-through day, I get to go home at a reasonable time.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s truly a family atmosphere here. The kids are running around on the Day 4 walk-through days. There\u2019s as many kids out there sometimes as there are coaches and it\u2019s awesome.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf I was coaching college, it would be a sprint to get off the field, get dressed, and go and watch two or three high school games that day. You get back and maybe you see the kids. Maybe you don\u2019t. You\u2019re on the road for so long.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is a grind, too, but it\u2019s awesome. It gives me a great quality of life. A lot of that is because of Corey and his philosophy. Corey and J.O. (Jeremy O\u2019Day, Vice-President of Football Operations and General Manager) and those guys are family guys.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd my wife \u2026 talk about a trooper. The coaches\u2019 wives, I don\u2019t know how they do it. We move all over the place, typically, and there\u2019s no help, really. I\u2019m gone so much during the season.<\/p>\n

\u201cCathy has been the backbone. She has been awesome, to be able to put up with the winter. She handles it better than I do.\u201d<\/p>\n

The winter is more tolerable, mind you, when you\u2019re a winner.<\/p>\n

The entire Maugeri family was able to celebrate the Roughriders\u2019 Grey Cup victory on the field at Winnipeg\u2019s Princess Auto Stadium on Nov. 16.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ll remember it forever,\u201d he said. \u201cI\u2019ve got a great picture of all of us with the confetti going. We\u2019re arm in arm. For them to experience it with me was really cool.\u201d<\/p>\n

There was only one snag.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe missed a hockey tournament that weekend in Virden, Manitoba,\u201d Maugeri said. \u201cSorry, guys.\u201d<\/p>\n

MOST YEARS ON ROUGHRIDERS\u2019 COACHING STAFF<\/p>\n

18 \u2014\u00a0Richie Hall (AC 1994-2007, 2011-14)<\/p>\n

16 \u2014\u00a0Alex Smith (AC: 1997-2012)<\/p>\n

10 \u2014\u00a0Craig Dickenson (AC: 2011-12, 2016-18; HC: 2019-23)<\/p>\n

10 \u2014\u00a0Kent Maugeri (AC: 2016-present)<\/p>\n

8 \u2014\u00a0Ron Estay (AC: 2001-08)<\/p>\n

8 \u2014\u00a0Jason Shivers (AC: 2016-23)<\/p>\n

7 \u2014\u00a0Dean Griffing (HC: 1936-41, 1943)<\/p>\n

7 \u2014\u00a0Eagle Keys (AC: 1964; HC: 1965-70)<\/p>\n

7 \u2014\u00a0Danny Barrett (HC: 2000-06)<\/p>\n

7 \u2014\u00a0Greg Marshall (AC 1994-99; HC: 2011)<\/p>\n

HC \u2014 denotes Head Coach<\/p>\n

AC \u2014\u00a0denotes Assistant Coach<\/p>\n

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