DUDLEY, Mass. – Nichols College Director of Football Operations
Zach Shaw has announced his resignation to accept the position of Offensive Coordinator at Hiram College in Hiram, Ohio.
The Bison posted a 6-4 mark this past season – Shaw's first as Director of Football Ops – and five student-athletes were named to the Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) All-Conference Team. He was instrumental in the development of signal-caller
Michael Pina capped his two-year career at Nichols No. 1 in completions (355) and completion percentage (56.7 pct.), and No. 2 in passing yards (4,221) and touchdowns (36) in program history.
In his first season in Dudley in 2018, Shaw served as offensive coordinator and saw Pina throw for 1,551 yards and 15 touchdowns – including five games with at least two passing TD's. Additionally, wide receiver
Hunter Ferreira hauled in 516 yards and eight touchdowns to garner CCC Second Team honors.
"We are very thankful for Zach's contributions to the program over the past two years," said Nichols Director of Athletics
Eric Gobiel. "He arrived following a 2-8 campaign and was a key reason our program won 11 games these past two seasons. His tireless efforts have helped make Nichols College football once again one of the premiere programs in the Northeast. We wish him nothing but the best at Hiram."
Shaw brought a plethora of both domestic and international playing and coaching experience to Dudley. Following a four-year playing career at Wisconsin Lutheran College which saw him earn all-conference honors and graduate as the program's all-time leader in both passing yards and touchdowns, Shaw traveled to Denmark to play for the
Sollerod Gold Diggers American Football Club (2013). He served as the co-offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for the junior team (ages 16-19) while leading the Danish National League in passing yards and touchdowns as a member of the Senior National Team.
Shaw returned to the states in 2014 and spent time as a quarterbacks coach at Midwest Quarterback Camps, and as the offensive coordinator and strength & conditioning coach at Mesabi Range College. The following year, he joined the
Elancourt Templiers American Football Club in France, where he was both the starting QB and offensive coordinator for the Senior Elite Team, as well as the co-head coach/offensive coordinator/special teams coordinator for the Junior Team.
In 2015, Saw joined his alma mater as a graduate assistant working primarily with the running backs. Following the season, Shaw shuffled off to Germany to join the Potsdam Royals American Football Club. He spent two seasons in Potsdam as the starting quarterback, compiling an 18-4 record with over 4,000 passing yards and 41 touchdowns during that span. During this span, he also honed his coaching skills as he assisted in playbook design – specifically, pass game philosophy – and implemented a no-huddle offense.
Shaw spent one season as member of the Winterthur Warriors American Football Club (2017-18) as both offensive coordinator and starting quarterback before working for Europe's Elite as a QB coach.
