Edmonton Eskimos’ new head coach Scott Milanovich says it was a “gut” decision and the opportunity to reunite with quarterback Trevor Harris that inspired him to accept the offer to become the teams next head coach, according to TSN.

“I’m someone that trusts his gut, and it felt right to me. It felt like something I wanted to do,” Milanovich said in a conference call with the media over the weekend.

“I miss calling plays. I miss being the head coach. And I’m not saying I have to be in that position. It just felt like something I wanted to build with these guys,” he said.

Milanovich also discussed how reuniting with Harris factored in his decision. Milanovich was the head coach of the Toronto Argonauts when Harris was a back up in 2012.

Milanovich said he worked out Harris in a high-school gym in upstate New York prior to signing him to the Argos.

“A coach loves stuff like that, when you’ve got a guy that’s got that kind of commitment,” said Milanovich.

“Honestly as the father of (two) daughters, and I know he’s married, but the best compliment I can give a person is that Trevor Harris is the kind of guy that you want your daughters to marry.

“When you have a guy that works as hard as him, and he’s your best player, the sky’s the limit.”