Scott Milanovich has a tough act to follow.

His own.

The Butler graduate has 10 years of professional football coaching under his belt and he’s only 40 years old. He’s been a part of three Grey Cup championship teams in Canada in the past four years.

But he’s never had to live up to a legacy he built on his own until now.

As first-year head coach of the Toronto Argonauts last season, Milanovich’s team was sitting at 7-9 before winning its final five games and the Grey Cup.

When the Argonauts were 4-4, they released Cory Boyd, the CFL’s leading rusher at the time. Quarterback Ricky Ray, acquired from Edmonton in a major offseason trade, went on to set a Toronto club record for single-season pass completion percentage.

Receiver Chad Owens became the first Toronto player since 1998 to lead the league in receiving and was named the CFL’s Most Outstanding Player.

Toronto scored more than 400 points for the first time in six years and Milanovich was named CFL Coach of the Year.

No problem building off that season, is there?

A head coach can’t debut in a city any better than Milanovich did in Toronto.

So where does he go from here?

The Argonauts split their first two regular season games this year after defeating Winnipeg and Montreal in the preseason. Ray has completed 71 percent of his passes (52 of 73) through two games, good for 583 yards, four TDs and no interceptions.

Owens caught 20 passes in the first two games.

Those players will probably perform at a pace close to that all year. Their outstanding production with Milanovich at the helm certainly can’t be considered a coincidence.

Milanovich is creative and innovative when it comes to offense. He ran a pretty successful offense in Montreal, served as a quarterbacks coach for a number of years and was a record-setting quarterback in his own right at the University of Maryland.

The fact he’s working with a veteran CFL quarterback for a second full season should produce continued positive results.

Even if the Argonauts stumble through a few games early, last year’s late surge proved to the team it can get it done.

Such confidence doesn’t go away.

If Toronto repeats as Grey Cup champion, it will be Milanovich’s fourth title in five years. He was associate head coach with Montreal when the Alouettes won the Cup in 2009 and 2010.

If Toronto repeats as Grey Cup champion, Milanovich may find himself at a crossroads in his career. Stay in the CFL and continue enjoying a prosperous career there or bolt to the NFL, perhaps landing an offensive coordinator position with somebody.

If Toronto repeats as Grey Cup champion, Milanovich will have succeeded in following up his own tough act.

And that choice may ultimately present itself.

John Enrietto is sports editor of the Butler Eagle.