Jacques Chapdelaine hopes to restore order and get the offence moving as the new head coach of the struggling, dissension-riddled Montreal Alouettes. Al's 1st French-speaking head coachIt was also a smart public relations move as Chapdelaine, a Sherbrooke, Que., native, became the first of 22 head coaches in Alouettes history who is French-speaking. Each time, Popp stepped in, but the team's only general manager since the franchise was revived in 1996 has a weak 22-36 record in a the four times he has acted as head coach. 'We are still in it'"I'll do everything I can not only to be the head coach in 2016 but also for years ahead," he said. He coached Laval University to a Vanier Cup title in 1999 and was also head coach at Simon Fraser University in 2014.

Source: CBC News September 19, 2016 17:23 UTC