Edmonton Elks look to flip the script with win in Ottawa on Friday

The taxable of nan week for nan Edmonton Elks has been change.

Chris Jones was fired connected Monday arsenic caput coach and wide manager. Enter violative co-ordinator Jarious Jackson arsenic nan caller interim coach and Geroy Simon arsenic interim wide manager. The Elks dream it’s a cleanable slate arsenic they look for their first triumph of nan play connected nan roadworthy against nan Redblacks astatine TD Place successful Ottawa connected Friday.

The Elks’ grounds nether Jones was 8-33, including a second-straight 0-5 commencement to nan 2024 CFL season. The Elks person mislaid those 5 games by a full of 20 points. They person mislaid by 3 points successful each of their past 4 games, including nan past 3 games by walk-off section goals.

Jackson will beryllium nan first personification successful nan CFL to make his caput coaching debut mid-season since nan 2017 play erstwhile nan Hamilton Tiger-Cats fired Kent Austin and hired June Jones aft an 0-8 start.

Jackson says he’s been doing his champion adjusting to his caller role.

“It’s decidedly been a engaged week pinch much work thrust upon me,” Jackson said. “I’m conscionable taking it time by time and infinitesimal by infinitesimal astatine this constituent successful time.

“There’s a awesome unit successful spot that’s astir maine and who’s going to support me.”

LISTEN BELOW: Elks interim caput coach Jarious Jackson says Friday’s crippled successful Ottawa should beryllium looked astatine arsenic a caller commencement for his team.

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The Elks some blew a 12-point lead and erased a 12-point lead successful past Sunday’s nonaccomplishment to nan Redblacks. The Elks defensively will request to incorporate Redblacks backmost Dru Brown who passed for a career-high 480 yards, including 270 yards connected conscionable six completions. The Redblacks are 3-2 connected nan season.

Elks receiver Eugene Lewis enjoyed his champion crippled of nan play past week catching six passes for 89 yards. Elks backmost McLeod Bethel-Thompson is averaging 299.3 yards per crippled which puts him connected gait to eclipse 5,300 yards. That would beryllium a career-high for him.

The Elks will make 1 lineup change, adding protect lineman Noah Taylor for linebacker Aubery Miller Jr. who has been placed connected nan believe roster.

Defensive lineman Robert Nkendichie has been placed backmost connected nan one-game injured database because of a knee injury.

The pursuing are nan projected violative and protect starters for nan Elks:

Offence

Quarterback: McLeod Bethel-Thompson

Running back: Kevin Brown Fulback: Tanner Green

Offensive line: Martez Ivey, David Foucault, Mark Korte, Hunter Steward, Brett Boyko

Receivers: Eugene Lewis, Kurleigh Gittens Jr., Arkell Smith, Gavin Cobb, Dillon Mitchell

Defence

Defensive line: Romeo McKnight, Noah Curtis, Shawn Oakman, Elliott Brown

Linebackers: Nick Anderson, Nyles Morgan, Derrick Moncrief

Defensive backs: Kai Gray, Darrius Bratton, Loucheiz Purifoy, Kordell Jackson, Marcus Lewis

You tin listen to Friday’s crippled betwixt nan Elks and Redblacks connected 630 CHED, starting pinch Countdown to Kickoff pinch Courtney Theriault astatine 3:30 p.m. The opening kickoff from TD Place successful Ottawa will beryllium astatine 5 p.m., pinch Morley Scott and Dave Campbell calling each of nan unrecorded action. You will besides perceive study from erstwhile Edmonton Football Team violative lineman and two-time Grey Cup champion Blake Dermott.