Western Connecticut State University football welcomed back former linebacker Nick Crowley '18 as its defensive coordinator for the 2025 season. Crowley served as WestConn's defensive line coach for the 2022 and 2023 seasons. He graduated from Western Connecticut with a bachelor's degree in communications. In his previous coaching stint with the Wolves, Crowley was the team's academic coordinator and oversaw recruiting in New Jersey, New York City, Long Island, and the Hartford, Connecticut area. He coached three all-conference defensive lineman while with the Wolves.
Crowley participated in the 2018-2019 American National Combine, where he made the NFL Hotlist. Crowley transitioned into coaching at St. Thomas More Prep in nearby Oakdale, Connecticut until 2022. He spent the 2024 season as the defensive line coach at Pace University New York and was the defensive coordinator and defensive line coach at Dean College in Southeastern Massachusetts prior to this summer.
