2026 CFL hot stove league

[GA Russell]

2025 season analyses

https://www.cfl.ca/2025/12/01/mmqb-3-conclusions-from-the-2025-season/
https://www.cfl.ca/2025/12/01/5-faces-in-new-places-that-impacted-2025/

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Free Agent analyses

https://www.cfl.ca/2025/12/01/5-pending-free-agents-that-need-to-stay-put/
https://3downnation.com/2025/11/30/fond-farewells-one-popular-pending-free-agent-every-cfl-team-needs-to-walk-away-from/
https://pifflespodcast.com/blog/piffles-top-5-pending-free-agents-the-riders-need-to-bring-back-steves-version/

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Ottawa analysis
https://3downnation.com/2025/11/30/five-burning-questions-for-the-ottawa-redblacks-in-the-2026-cfl-offseason/

 

[GA Russell]

The Argos have promoted their QB coach Mike Miller to head coach and offensive coordinator.

Miller gets the credit for the success of Bethel-Thompson, Kelly and Arbuckle since 2022.

https://www.cfl.ca/2025/12/01/report-argos-to-hire-mike-miller-as-head-coach/
https://www.tsn.ca/cfl/article/argonauts-to-promote-miller-to-head-coach-position/
https://3downnation.com/2025/12/01/toronto-argonauts-to-name-mike-miller-as-new-head-coach/
https://3downnation.com/2025/12/02/official-toronto-argonauts-hire-mike-miller-as-new-head-coach/
https://3downnation.com/2025/12/02/head-coach-mike-miller-to-also-be-offensive-coordinator-rest-of-toronto-coaching-rest-unclear/

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David Naylor says that Coach Huf will join the Argos as an advisor.

https://www.tsn.ca/cfl/article/report-hufnagel-to-join-argonauts-in-senior-advisory-role/
https://3downnation.com/2025/12/02/john-hufnagel-to-join-toronto-argonauts-in-senior-advisory-role/

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3 records broken in 2025
https://www.cfl.ca/2025/12/02/3-records-that-were-broken-in-2025/

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Free agent analysis
https://www.cfl.ca/2025/12/02/7-under-the-radar-pending-free-agents-who-could-break-out-in-2026/

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2026 Schedule speculation
https://pifflespodcast.com/blog/one-week-until-cfl-2026-schedule-release-what-changes-should-be-made/