COACHING EXPERIENCE
2015-Present Florida Tight Ends/Special Teams Coordinator
2014 Western Kentucky Running Backs
2011-12 Kentucky Tight Ends/Special Teams
2010 Illinois Tight Ends
2009 Louisville Running Backs
2007-08 Louisville Tight Ends
2003-06 Louisville Asst. Head Coach/Running Backs/Tight Ends
1998-2002 Louisville Tight Ends
1995-97 Louisville Running Backs
1992-94 Georgia Tech Running Backs
1990-91 East Carolina Running Backs
1982-89 Kentucky Running Backs
1981 Kentucky Assistant Coach
1979-80 Kentucky Graduate Assistant
COACHING ACCOMPLISHMENTS
- Under Nord’s direction in 2015, senior Jake McGee and sophomore DeAndre Goolsby were one of six FBS tight end duos, and the only pair of Gator tight ends since 1996 to each finish a campaign with 275-plus receiving yards and one receiving touchdown.
- McGee finished the 2015 season with AP Second-Team All-SEC honors.
- Helped lead tight end Jordan Aumiller to Freshman All-American honors by Phil Steele and punter Ryan Tydlacka earned Second-Team All-SEC honors by Rivals.com at Kentucky in 2011.
- At Louisville, Nord spent time in various roles on the offensive side of the ball and enjoyed tremendous success guiding the Cardinals' skill positions. In 2006, Nord coached former Hilltopper running backs coach Kolby Smith, the team's leading rusher with 862 yards and freshman Anthony Allen, who led the team with 13 touchdowns.
- In 2005, Michael Bush led the country in scoring and was a first-team All-BIG EAST performer. Bush was a fourth-round selection by the Oakland Raiders and Smith was drafted in the fifth round by the Kansas City Chiefs.
- In 2004, Nord helped lead the Cardinal rushing attack to a school-record 3,005 yards, and a school record-tying 20 rushing touchdowns by Eric Shelton. With Nord at the helm of the running backs, the Cardinals set a school mark for rushing touchdowns with 47.
- In his first three seasons as tight ends coach, Nord watched Ibn Green become a two-time All-American while etching his name in the NCAA record books as the NCAA Division I-A all-time leader in receptions by a tight end. Green completed his U of L career as the program's No. 2 all-time receiver with 217 catches.
- Nord also tutored two NFL tight ends in 2003 in Ronnie Ghent and Richard Owens. Ghent became the first Conference USA player at any position to earn first-team all-conference honors for all four years.
- Coached two All-Atlantic Coast Conference selections while at Georgia Tech, Dorsey Levens and William Bell.
PROMINENT PLAYERS COACHED
LOUISVILLE
- RB MICHAEL BUSH – 2005 NCAA scoring leader and named First-Team All-BIG EAST. Drafted in the fourth round by the Oakland Raiders.
- RB KOLBY SMITH – 2006 team leader with 862 rushing yards. Drafted in the fifth round by the Kansas City Chiefs.
- TE IBN GREEN – Two-time All-American and set NCAA for receptions by a tight end in a career.
- TE RONNIE GHENT – First-ever four-time All-Conference USA selection. Was signed by the Philadelphia Eagles in 2004 and went on to spend nine seasons in the NFL.
GEORGIA TECH
- RB DORSEY LEVENS – First-Team All-ACC selection in 1993 who was drafted in the fifth round by the Green Bay Packers.
- RB WILLIAM BELL – Ranks eighth on the school’s all-time rushing list with 2,026 yards. Played three seasons with the Washington Redskins in the NFL.
NFL PLAYERS (ROUND DRAFTED)
RB George Adams (1st) – Kentucky ’85 – New York Giants
RB Marc Logan (5th) – Kentucky ’87 – Cincinnati Bengals
RB Mark Higgs (8th) – Kentucky ’88 – Dallas Cowboys
RB Ivy Joe Hunter (7th) – Kentucky ’89 – Indianapolis Colts
RB Dorsey Levens (5th) – Georgia Tech ’94 – Green Bay Packers
RB Frank Moreau (4th) – Louisville ’00 – Kansas City Chiefs
RB Lionel Gates (7th) – Louisville ’05 – Buffalo Bills
RB Eric Shelton (2nd) – Louisville ’05 – Carolina Panthers
RB Kolby Smith (5th) – Louisville ’07 – Kansas City Chiefs
RB Michael Bush (4th) – Louisville ’07 – Oakland Raiders
TE Gary Barnidge (5th) – Louisville ’08 – Carolina Panthers
RB Bilal Powell (4th) – Louisville ’11 – New York Jets
TE Jake McGee (UFA) – Florida ’16 – Carolina Panthers
PLAYING CAREER
Played center, tight end and long snapper for Kentucky from 1974-78. Was a three-year letterwinner at UK and a member of the school’s 1976 SEC Championship team
Personal Information
Birth date: April 3, 1956
Hometown: Louisville, Ky.
Education: 1980 – University of Kentucky
Family: He and his wife, Donna, have two daughters, Amy and Angie, and five grandchildren (Luke, Nolan, Gregory, Elizabeth, Collin)