Eric Nash completed his 15th year as the Terriers’ offensive line coach and second as the run game coordinator. Three players, Eric Deutsch (2003), Pat Illig (2010), and Nate Page (2011), have earned the Jacobs Blocking Trophy representative of the top offensive lineman in the SoCon under his watch. Nash has coached 23 offensive linemen who have earned All-Southern Conference honors a total of 37 times along with eight All-Americans. He is responsible for recruiting in southern South Carolina (Columbia-Augusta-Aiken), the low country of South Carolina (Charleston-Hilton Head) and the Georgia coast.
Last season the offensive line was seventh in the nation with only 0.77 sacks per game allowed and the rushing offense was eight in the nation at 244.8 yards per gam. Roo Daniels, Jared Jacon-Duffy and Ross Demmel earned All-SoCon honors, with Demmel a third team All-American. In 2016, his offensive line led the nation in fewest sacks allowed with just three in 14 games (0.21 per game). In addition the Terrier rushing offense was fourth in the nation at 279.6 yards per game. Anton Wahrby, Roo Daniels and Dequan Miller earned All-Southern Conference honors, with Wahrby earning multiple All-America accolades.
The offensive line was third in the nation in 2015 in fewest sacks allowed with eight (0.78 per game). The group allowed the offense to put up 300.2 rushing yards per game that was fourth in the nation. Anton Wahrby earned All-Southern Conference first team honors.
In 2014, the offensive line gave up only ten sacks to rank ninth in the nation in fewest sacks allowed (0.91). They were also an instrumental part of the running game, which ranked second in the Southern Conference and third in the nation at 296.7 yards per game. Anton Wahrby and T.J. Chamberlin both earned All-Southern Conference honors. In 2013, the line paved the way for the fifth-ranked rushing offense in the nation. Jared Singleton and Ty Gregory both earned All-Southern Conference honors and Anton Wahrby was named to the All-Freshman team. Singleton also earned All-America honors and was presented the Rimington Award, giving to the top center in the Football Championship Subdivision.
During the 2012 season, the line allowed only one sack per game to rank twelfth in the nation. The group helped lead the way for the offense to run for 349.69 yards per game, which was second in the nation. Calvin Cantrell, Ty Gregory, Jake Miles, and Jared Singleton each earned All-Southern Conference honors.
In 2011, the offensive line blocked for the nation’s top rushing offense at 364.58 yards per game. They were fifth in the nation in fewest sacks allowed at just 0.67 per game (eight total) during the season. Jake Miles, Nate Page, and Jared Singleton all earned All-Southern Conference honors. Page was a second team All-American by the Associated Press and a First Team All-American by the Sports Network, Phil Steele and Walter Camp. Page was also the second-straight Terrier to be awarded the Jacobs Blocking Trophy.
During the 2010 season the line led the way for a rushing offense that was first in the nation with 297.77 yards per game. Pat Illig and Clark Bishop earned All-Southern Conference honors. Illig was named second team All-American by the Associated Press and earned the SoCon’s Jacobs Blocking Trophy. He signed a free agent contract with the Detroit Lions.
The 2008 offensive line led the nation by only allowing five sacks all season. Derek Wooten, Ben Miller, and Ben Quick earned All-SoCon honors, while Wooten added Associated Press All-America third team honors. During the 2009 season, 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 2007, Wofford set a school record with 5,559 offensive yards which was broken in the 2008 season. Derek Wooten, Ben Quick and Corey McKenna each earned All-SoCon honors following the 2007 campaign. In 2006, Will Rutherford was a first team All-Conference pick while Marty Bauer earned second team honors. Kevin Hodapp was an All-SoCon selection in both 2004 and ’05.
During his first season 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. Gibbs received second and third Team All-America 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.
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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.
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.
Nash was born July 4, 1980 in Medina, Ohio. He and his wife, Erin, a 2002 Wofford graduate, have two daughters - Stella and Nora, and a son Mills. Eric’s older brother, Brian, was also a four-year letterman on the Wofford offensive line (1995-98).
