Western State College of Colorado

SILVER CITY — With the resignation of offensive coordinator Marques Reischl last week, Western New Mexico University head football coach Adam Clark immediately went to work to try and find a replacement. Nick Lucey was hired as the acting offensive coordinator Tuesday.

Growing up as the son of a high school football coach, Lucey is no stranger to a football field. Prior to WNMU, Lucey was the head coach for the Esbjerg Hurricanes — a semi-pro team in Denmark. Before joining the Hurricanes, Lucey served as the offensive graduate assistant at Washington State University from 2006 to 2009. He worked with the wide receivers, quarterbacks, and offensive line as well as special teams at WSU.

Lucey began his coaching career as an assistant coach at Curtis High School in Washington for one season (2002), followed by three seasons at Pullman High School (2003-2005). He helped lead Pullman to the Washington State 2A Championship in 2005 and a runner-up finish in 2003.

A three-sport letterman and 1999 graduate of Curtis High School in University Place, Wash., Lucey went on to play quarterback and was a punter for one season at Western State College before transferring to the University of Puget Sound in Washington and playing for two seasons.

Lucey completed his bachelor's in health and fitness from Washington State University (2006) as well as his master's in higher education administration (2009).

"I know it was late in the game, but we did receive a number of well-qualified applicants for this position," Clark said. "I just felt like Nick had a well-rounded philosophy on offense, and he has some good experience with two different PAC 10 teams. His football family speaks volumes and he's been around the game a lot and has a great understanding of what we are trying to do here. I'm really excited to have him and I believe he is going to help us turn this thing around."