The Ottawa Redblacks are bringing back head coach Bob Dyce for the 2024 season according to TSN 1200 Radio Ottawa’s A.J. Jakubec on Monday.
Bob Dyce wrapped up his first full season as the Redblacks coach finishing with a 4-14 record. The Redblacks had a tremulous season, losing several key players throughout the season like Jeremiah Masoli, who returned from a torn ACL and ruptured his Achilles tendon against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in Week 5.
The Redblacks also lost backup quarterback Tyrie Adams to a torn ACL in Week 4. In addition, the Redblacks lost DeVonte Dedmon, Sherrod Baltimore, Nate Behr, Deshawn Stevens, Cariel Brooks, Jackson Bennett, and Hakeen Bailey.
The Redblacks have gone 14-54 since 2018 and have missed the playoffs for four straight seasons. This has turned the fanbase off and calling for change as attendance at TD Place Stadium dropped by 6.3 percent in 2023.
The 57-year-old from Winnipeg, Manitoba, took over coaching duties for the Redblacks on October 3, 2022, after Ottawa fired Paul LaPolice. He coached the final four games of the 2022 season going 1-3.
Before Ottawa, Dyce coached the Saskatchewan Roughriders in 2015 after the team fired Corey Chamblin. He went 3-6 before becoming Ottawa’s special teams coordinator in 2016, helping them win the Grey Cup. He held the position for seven seasons before getting promoted to head coach.
Dyce got his coaching career started in 1992 as an assistant coach of the St. Vital Mustangs (CJFL). He was there for two seasons before becoming the offensive coordinator/receivers coach of the Winnipeg Hawkeyes (CJFL) from 1994-95.
In 1996, Dyce became the receivers coach for the Manitoba Bisons (CIS). He spent seven seasons with Manitoba before moving up the CFL as the Winnipeg Blue Bombers’ receivers coach. He spent seven seasons in Winnipeg before joining the Saskatchewan Roughriders in 2010 as the team’s passing game coordinator/receivers coach. He held the position for two years before moving up to offensive coordinator in 2012.
In 2013, Dyce transitioned to special teams coordinator. During that time, the Roughriders won the 2013 Grey Cup over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. He held the position for three seasons, including taking over head coaching duties in Saskatchewan during the 2015 season.
