Als Football Ops Assistant heads to Ivy League

When Montreal Alouettes football operations assistant Marco Ingelmo arrived in Quebec just over a decade ago, he never imagined that a sport he barely knew would soon become the center of his life.

Ingelmo was 12 when he moved to Canada from Italy with his family. His father, originally from Argentina, had been stationed in Montreal for work, prompting the family of four to relocate to a country with two official languages—neither of which Marco spoke at the time.

“My English was very limited,” Ingelmo recalled. “I didn’t know anybody. I spent a lot of time watching television, and the summer we arrived in Canada, Adrian Peterson [former Minnesota Vikings running back] was all over the TV. I checked out his highlights and fell in love with the sport and its physicality. I saw a play where Peterson ran over a Steelers defensive back—that’s when I fell in love with football.”

His passion quickly turned into action. That fall, Ingelmo joined the football team at Selwyn House School in Westmount as a seventh grader.

“I played center on the offensive line,” he said. “But I realized I was too small, and the gym just wasn’t for me. I’m not a big gym guy.”

After graduating from Selwyn House, Ingelmo attended Marianopolis College, then McGill University. During that time, he returned to his high school to help coach the offensive line. At McGill, he took on roles as the Redbirds’ video coordinator and offensive assistant.

In 2023, through a connection at Selwyn House, Ingelmo was introduced to Alouettes general manager Danny Maciocia. After spending two months interning in the Alouettes’ front office, he was invited back for the 2024 and 2025 seasons.

“I’ve done a little bit of everything here,” he said of his time with the team. “Thanks to Danny, I started on the front office side, helping with NFL player lists and similar tasks. During training camp, I assisted the equipment staff—I even went up in the lift to film practice.”

Midway through the 2024 season, Alouettes special teams coordinator Byron Archambault took Ingelmo under his wing and brought him into a coaching role. In the winter of 2025, Ingelmo returned to the scouting department, but once the regular season began, he shifted to working closely with Archambault on special teams.

“From day one, Marco came in and didn’t count his hours,” Archambault said. “He was proactive and always looking for ways to contribute. He forced us to find a role for him on staff. He kept showing up and offering help—and he quickly became indispensable. He grew into his role and took on more responsibility.”

Ingelmo’s time with the Alouettes—and in Montreal—officially came to an end after the Aug. 16 game in British Columbia. The 23-year-old has since relocated to New York City to pursue a master’s degree in Sports Management at Columbia University.

Marco Ingelmo (standing behind #30) is celebrating Travis Theis’ return touchdown on Aug. 8 against Edmonton

There, he’ll not only continue his education at a prestigious Ivy League school but also join the Columbia Lions’ football scouting department.

The experience will help him work toward his long-term goal of securing a high-level role in player personnel—either in Canada or the U.S.

“I owe everything to my parents for the sacrifices they made by moving my brother and me and completely changing their lives,” Ingelmo said. “I owe it to them to keep pushing myself as far as I can. They gave me so many opportunities.

“I wouldn’t be at Columbia without the help and chances I received here. Danny, Byron, and everyone at the Alouettes helped me—not just on the football side, but personally as well. I was 20 the first time I stepped into this building. I’m 23 now. I’m not all the way there yet, but I’m more mature than I was.”