Change swept through the B.C. Lions on Wednesday as the club fired head coach and co-general manner Rick Campbell.

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In addition to firing Campbell and promoting Rigmaiden, the Lions named former co-general manager Neil McEvoy vice-president of football operations.

The changes follow a season where the Lions started 5-1, then lost five straight games and finished with a 9-9 record. B.C. made the playoffs, but lost to the Saskatchewan Roughriders in the western conference semifinal.

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Lions president Duane Vienneau acknowledged that ousting a head coach after making the playoffs may seem odd to some onlookers.

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Campbell, 53, joined the Lions in December 2019 following six seasons with the Redblacks, including the 2016 campaign where Ottawa won the Grey Cup.

He and McEvoy were made co-general managers ahead of the 2021 season after former GM Ed Hervey stepped down. Hervey was named general manager of the Edmonton Elks on Tuesday.

The COVID-19 pandemic postponed Campbell香蕉视频直播檚 first game with B.C. until 2021. The team went 38-30 record in regular-season play and 2-3 in playoff appearances over his four seasons at the helm.

He previously held coaching roles with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, Calgary Stampeders and Edmonton Eskimos before joining the Redblacks in 2014.

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B.C. plans to interview eight to 10 candidates, including Lions offensive coordinator Jordan Maksymic and defensive coordinator Ryan Phillips.

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Campbell faced the unique situation of juggling two starting quarterbacks last season.

B.C. started the campaign with Vernon Adams Jr., but the 31-year-old American suffered a knee injury in early August. While he was hurt, the Lions inked Canadian star Nathan Rourke to a deal as he made his return to the CFL after two years in the NFL.

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Rigmaiden said Wednesday that B.C. plans to deal Adams to another CFL team and rely on Rourke going forward.

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