ST. DAVIDS, Pa - Head Coach Billy Crocker announced today that Nate Hinkle will join the Eastern University football staff as offensive coordinator. Hinkle comes to Eastern after a two-year stint as the co-offensive coordinator and offensive line coach at Widener.

The Mechanicsburg, Pa. native played his collegiate football at Millersville University of Pennsylvania, where he played as a tight end, H-back, and defensive tackle. After making the switch to the defensive side of the ball, Hinkle started 22 straight games for the Marauders, tallying 46 tackles, two interceptions, and two sacks.

At the conclusion of his playing career, Hinkle began his coaching career at his alma mater, serving in a variety of roles, including running backs coach, tight ends coach, and Head of Football Operations. Hinkle went on to serve as the offensive line coach and run game coordinator at King's College in the 2018 season, where he led the second-ranked rushing offense in the MAC.

"I am excited to be joining the staff at Eastern University," Hinkle said. "To be chosen by Coach Crocker to help in building the new program from the ground up is a tremendous honor. I look forward to taking on this new challenge with the same amount of energy and passion we hope to instill in our student athletes that will make this University proud.

At Widener, Hinkle coached eight All-MAC Conference players, one All-American, and one All-Region 1 player, while leading the No. 1 ranked offense in total offense, touchdowns scored, and sacks allowed in 2019.

"I am very excited to add someone of Nate's pedigree to our first coaching staff at Eastern," Crocker said of Hinkle. "He possesses a great deal of experience on the offensive side of the ball at numerous positions and will do a great job implementing his offensive system here at Eastern. Every offense Nate has been a part of has seen unprecedented success. Nate is a veteran of the MAC and being a native of Pennsylvania, he will be instrumental in identifying and recruiting the outstanding student-athletes we need to build the Eastern program the right way."

Hinkle will join the Eastern staff immediately and will be actively involved in building Eastern's recruiting network while also building the roster and coaching staff.