Nick Reveiz

Biography

Nick Reveiz (pronounced ruh-VASE), a 13-year collegiate coaching veteran who spent three seasons as the defensive coordinator at Charleston Southern (2023-25), was named to the same position at Western Carolina by Catamount head football coach Kerwin Bell in mid-February 2026. Reveiz came to Cullowhee after three seasons leading the defense at Charleston Southern, which plays in the Big South/Ohio Valley Football Association. In 2025, the Buccaneers ranked 34th in the NCAA FCS in limiting opponents to just 24 points per game, surrendering 17 points or fewer five times. His defense forced 24 fumbles and ranked eighth in the nation in fourth-down defense. Under Reveiz's leadership, Charleston Southern's defense previously ranked 54th in the NCAA FCS in total defense in 2024, and led the Big South/OVC in passing defense in 2023. Reveiz spent 2022 at VMI, 2017-2021 at Albany State as co-defensive coordinator where his 2021 defense ranked first in NCAA Division II in total defense, and 2013-2016 at Carson-Newman under head coach Ken Sparks. A former walk-on who earned a scholarship, Reveiz was a two-time team captain at the University of Tennessee, collecting 168 career tackles from 2007-10. He was a finalist for the Burlsworth Award in 2010 and a three-time Academic All-SEC selection. Reveiz was also part of the preseason roster for the NFL's Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2011 and earned the NFL's Bill Walsh Minority Defensive Intern position with the Los Angeles Rams in 2018. Original