Scott Milanovich Scott Milanovich ( born January 25 , 1973 ) is a coach in the Canadian Football League and former quarterback . He is currently the head coach for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League ( CFL ) , a position he assumed in December 2011 . Milanovich has previously been the offensive coordinator for the Montreal Alouettes . He played professionally in the National Football League for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers , in NFL Europe for the Berlin Thunder , in the XFL for the Los Angeles Xtreme , in the Arena Football League for the Tampa Bay Storm , and in the CFL for the Calgary Stampeders . In his first season as a professional Head Coach , Milanovich led the CFL ' s Toronto Argonauts to victory in the 100th Grey Cup championship . Early years . Milanovich played high school football at Butler Senior High School in Butler , Pennsylvania . He attended the University of Maryland , where he played college football as a quarterback and punter for the Maryland Terrapins . Prior to the 1995 season , Milanovich and four other Maryland players received suspensions for betting on college football and basketball games . Milanovich received an eight - game suspension ( later reduced to four ) during his senior year for having bet between $ 25 and $ 50 on a total of six games . The bets had no impact on the outcome of the games . Milanovich was named the MVP for the Blue squad in the Blue - Gray Classic , and completed 9 of 20 pass attempts for 175 yards and two touchdowns . As of 2008 , Milanovich still held the Maryland record for highest career pass completion rate . Professional playing career . Tampa Bay Buccaneers . After going undrafted in the 1996 NFL Draft , Milanovich signed as a free agent with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers . During his rookie campaign , he was designated as the team ' s third quarterback for 15 games , seeing action in one contest . In that game he completed two of three passes for nine yards . In 1997 , he was declared inactive before all 16 regular season games and both playoff contests . Los Angeles Xtreme . Milanovich was expected to be the starting quarterback for the XFL ' s Los Angeles Xtreme but lost the job to Tommy Maddox . Milanovich saw limited action as the Xtreme ' s second - string quarterback , behind Maddox but ahead of Noel Prefontaine , whom Milanovich would later coach in Toronto . Coaching career . Milanovich began his coaching career as the quarterbacks coach for the Rhein Fire of NFL Europe in the spring of 2003 . Later that year he joined the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League where he also coached the quarterbacks . In 2004 he returned to the Rhein Fire where he served another season as quarterbacks coach . He was elevated to the position of offensive coordinator in 2005 and spent the 2006 season in the same capacity for the Cologne Centurions . Milanovich returned to the CFL in February 2007 when he was named quarterbacks coach of the Montreal Alouettes . A year later he was promoted to offensive coordinator . In 2009 he added the title of assistant head coach . On December 1 , 2011 , Milanovich was named the 42nd head coach of the Toronto Argonauts . His Argonauts won the Grey Cup in his first season at the helm . Following a 9 - 9 regular season in 2012 , Milanovich led the Toronto Argonauts to a 35 - 22 Grey Cup victory in his debut season as a head coach . After winning the 100th Grey Cup in his first season as a head coach in the CFL Milanovich was named the 2012 CFL Coach of the Year