Former University of Hawaii football coach June Jones has been promoted to head coach of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, the Canadian Football League team announced today.

Jones joined the Tiger-Cats as assistant head coach on Aug. 2. He was appointed Hamilton head coach by vice president of football operations Kent Austin, who stepped down as head coach with the Tiger-Cats in the midst of an 0-8 start.

“June and I have established a great relationship, and I feel comfortable and very confident with him handling the on-field product moving forward,” Austin said in a statement from the team. “This organization, its fans and partners deserve a championship calibre team and we fully expect to work together to return us to that level.”

Jones went 76-41 in nine years at UH and led the Warriors to the 2008 Sugar Bowl before leaving for SMU. He served as offensive coordinator at Kapolei High School last year and was named director of athletic programs and development at Saint Louis School last December.