(Photo courtesy of Nic Olney)
Nic Olney is from the south side of Colorado Springs. So when an opportunity to coach in the area popped up, he had to jump at the chance.
Olney has been hired as the head football coach at Widefield. He confirmed the hire to CHSAANow.com early Wednesday morning.
After stepping down as the head coach at St. Mary’s two years ago, Olney spent last season as an assistant at Liberty.
“I really thought Liberty was going to be a home and a future for us,” Olney said. “However, when this opportunity popped up and living on the south side of town myself, growing up on the south side of town, I couldn’t pass it up.”
Olney spent five years as the coach of the Pirates and took a team that went 1-9 the year before his arrival, to a 7-3 record in his final year which was good enough to get St. Mary’s in the playoffs.
The opportunity to be a head coach again is something that he is looking forward to as this school year winds down and he can begin to look forward to preparing for next fall.
“I am excited, this is going to be a great opportunity,” he said. “I see a lot of talent. I got a chance to meet the kids, there are a lot of great kids. We are so excited for this opportunity.”
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