Eric Nash
Offensive Line
Phone: 4104
Email:
Nashem@wofford.edu
Eric Nash, a three-time All-Southern Conference selection as an offensive guard at Wofford, is in his seventh year as the Terriers’ offensive line coach. He is responsible for recruiting in Ohio and the area of South Carolina east of Columbia.
In the past seven seasons, Nash has coached thirteen offensive linemen who have earned All-Southern Conference honors a total of 24 times along with three All-Americans.
Last season the team led the way for a rushing offense that was second in the nation. In addition, the line allowed only nine sacks on the season that ranked as the fifth-fewest in the nation. Pat Illig and Clark Bishop earned All-Southern Conference honors.
In 2003, Nash coached three Terriers (Chad Bentley, Eric Deutsch and Bobby Gibbs) to All-SoCon honors. Deutsch was a consensus first-team All-America and the recipient of the SoCon Jacobs Blocking Trophy as the league’s top offensive lineman.
Gibbs received second and third-team All-America honors. Kevin Hodapp was an All-SoCon selection in both 2004 and ’05. In 2006, Will Rutherford was a first team all-conference pick while Marty Bauer earned second team honors.
In 2007, Wofford was second in the nation in rushing and set a school record with 5559 offensive yards, in large part due to the success of the offensive line. Derek Wooten, Ben Quick and Corey McKenna each earned All-Southern Conference honors.
The 2008 offensive line led the nation by only allowing five sacks all season. In addition, the line paved the way for the Terriers to finish second in the nation in rushing offense with 339.75 yards per game. Derek Wooten, Ben Miller and Ben Quick earned All-SoCon honors, while Wooten added Associated Press All-America third-team honors.
After graduating Wofford in 2002 with a degree in physics, Nash attended graduate school at the University of South Carolina. He was teaching labs in addition to working on a master’s degree in physics before returning to the Wofford coaching staff.
A native of Sharpsburg, Ga., Nash was a three-year starter, three-time All-Southern Conference honoree and four-year letterman for the Terriers. He received honorable-mention All-America honors and was an Academic All-District selection in each of his final three seasons. He was also a three-time member of the Division I-AA Athletic Directors Association Academic All-Star Team.
Nash was a standout for East Coweta High School, receiving all-area and all-region honors. He was the top male academically in his graduating class while also serving as president of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes.
Eric Martin Nash was born July 4, 1980 in Medina, Ohio. He and his wife, Erin, a 2002 Wofford graduate, were married June 14, 2003 and became parents in July 2009 to a daughter, Stella Ann. Eric’s older brother, Brian, was also a four-year letterman on the Wofford offensive line (1995-98).
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