Blugh served as the head football coach at
Bishop's University, his alma mater, from 2005 until his resignation after the
2010 season. He was named Defensive Line coach for Queen's University in August 2011 and spent two seasons with the
Gaels. After one year with the
Edmonton Eskimos as their defensive line coach, he was hired by the
Ottawa Redblacks to serve in the same capacity on February 3, 2014. He spent six seasons with Ottawa, highlighted by a championship win in the
104th Grey Cup game. After the Redblacks' head coach,
Rick Campbell, resigned and joined the
BC Lions, Blugh was announced as part of his 2020 staff on January 6, 2020. However, the team did not play in 2020 due to the cancellation of the
2020 CFL season and Blugh resigned from his position with the Lions on July 20, 2021, for personal reasons. After sitting out for one year, he was named the defensive line coach for the
Queen's Gaels on June 6, 2022. == Notes ==