Nick William Sheridan (born May 21, 1988) is an

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coach and former

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who is currently the TE coach for the

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. He previously served as the offensive coordinator at

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. He played college football at the

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Playing career

Sheridan walked on to the

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as a quarterback in 2006. He earned a scholarship his junior year and started 4 games in 2008. Sheridan graduated from Michigan in 2010 with a degree in political science.

Coaching career

After graduating from Michigan, Sheridan took a coaching position at his alma mater, Saline High School. He coached quarterbacks at Saline for one year before leaving to join Willie Taggart's coaching staff at

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as a graduate assistant in 2011. He was promoted to passing coordinator and quarterbacks coach in 2012. He served in that same capacity at South Florida in 2013 after Taggart was named the head coach there. He was fired after one season at South Florida along with South Florida offensive coordinator

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. He was hired to be a graduate assistant at

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in 2014 following his termination from South Florida. He coached at Tennessee for four seasons before being named the quarterbacks coach at

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in 2017. He switched to the tight ends coach in 2019 after offensive coordinator and tight ends coach Mike DeBord retired and

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offensive coordinator

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was named the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. He was named the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for the 2020 season after DeBoer departed to be the head coach at Fresno State. Sheridan was terminated by Indiana on November 28, 2021. Sheridan was hired by the Washington Huskies on December 14, 2021, as their new tight ends coach.

Personal life

Sheridan is the son of

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, a longtime football coach who was the defensive coordinator of the

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and is currently the linebackers coach for the

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. Sheridan and his wife Sarah have one son.

References

External links

Indiana profile

Tennessee profile

Michigan profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sheridan, Nick 1988 births Living people American football quarterbacks Indiana Hoosiers football coaches Michigan Wolverines football players South Florida Bulls football coaches Tennessee Volunteers football coaches Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football coaches High school football coaches in Michigan People from Saline, Michigan Coaches of American football from Michigan Players of American football from Michigan