The Saskatchewan Roughriders have announced their coaching and football operations staff for the 2025 season, adding two new assistant coaches.
Travis Browne has been hired as the linebackers coach, while young Josh Donnelly has joined as an offensive assistant. All other roles will continue to be filled by existing coaches,
Brown spent the last six seasons with the BC Lions (2019–24), where he helped linebackers Bo Locombo and Jordan Williams win the CFL’s Most Outstanding Canadian Award (2021) and Most Outstanding Rookie Award (2021), respectively. He previously spent two years in the same role with the Edmonton Elks (2018–2019), where he coached Jesse Sherritt to a 100-tackle season. He will now replace Sherritt with the Riders, after the former member of the Green and Gold returned to Edmonton to become defensive coordinator.
Native of Fresno, Cal. Played two seasons in the CFL with the Ottawa Redblacks, totaling 70 tackles, three sacks and two interceptions in 21 games. He began coaching with his alma mater, Fresno State, in 2017 before returning to the CFL.
Donnelly joins the Roughriders after spending the past two seasons as coach of the University of Regina Rams. Donnelly began 2023 as the pass game coordinator and quarterbacks coach, just one season after he was forced to retire as the team’s QB due to injury. Regina native Was promoted to offensive coordinator in 2024 and helped lead the Rams to a Hardee Cup win and a national semi-final appearance.
The six-foot-three, 190-pound passer previously appeared in 11 games for the program, completing 189 of 324 passes for 2,945 yards, 20 touchdowns and 11 interceptions. He will serve on the Riders’ staff under offensive coordinator Mark Mueller, who also quarterbacked the Rams.
Saskatchewan’s full 2025 staff can be found below.
football operations
| Vice President, Football Operations and General Manager | jeremy o’day |
| Assistant General Manager | paul jones |
| Assistant General Manager | kyle carson |
| Director, Football Operations | Jordan Greenlee |
| Coordinator, Player Personnel | larry dean |
coaching staff
| Head coach and defensive coordinator | blank mess | |
| offensive coordinator | mark muller | |
| special team coordinator | Kent Maugery | |
| offensive line | edwin harrison | |
| receiver | marquie mcdaniel | |
| run behind | Anthony Vitale | |
| offensive assistant | josh donnelly | |
| Defensive Backs and Pass Game Coordinator | joshua bell | |
| defensive line | philip daniels | |
| linebacker | travis brown | |
| defensive assistant | jordan linen | |
| assistant special team | Jeff Higgins | |
equipment worker
| Manager, Tools | gordon gilroy |
| Assistant Manager, Equipment | ty robinson |
video staff
| Manager, Video & Analytics | Nick Bowley |
| Videos and Analysis | nathan shellenberg |
| Videos and Analysis | Michael Voytovich |
health and wellness
| chief athletic therapist | greg meyer |
| assistant chief athletic physician | brooke kosolofsky |
| Head, Strength and Conditioning | dan farthing |
| team chaplain | Jared Lacoste |
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