Ottawa Sooners Under New Ownership

 The new owner of the Ottawa Sooners wants to bring a national championship to the city.  Entrepreneur and Businessman Kevin Ling now owns the organization, taking over from John and Tammy Allaire.

Ling has been a fan of football his whole life and grew up playing the sport.  Ling is from Burlington which is where he was first introduced to the Sooners. “We used to play the Sooners every year when I played junior ball.  The Sooners were familiar to me as an opponent.”

Ling knows that the Sooners are a part of the football culture in Ottawa. “When people think about football in this town they think about the Redblacks and the Ottawa Roughriders and if you’re not talking about them, you’re talking about the Ottawa Sooners.” 

Since taking ownership Ling has wasted no time, as he already has a number of candidates he is planning on interviewing for the head coaching position. 

Ling says that giving back and supporting the community will be a part of the Sooners. “I think as a team that will be a big part of what we do to rebuild this organization because the Ottawa Sooners are part of the City of Ottawa.”

Ling also says that the team’s motto will be ‘Sooner Strength’. “We want to make sure we are building a strong team from the base up to put a product on the field that works and represents the city.” 

Ling’s goal is to put a national championship team on the field. 

The Ottawa Sooners entered non-playing status for this season but Ling says that the Sooners will return to the field next year.