Valparaiso University head football coach Andy Waddle has announced a pair of additions to his coaching staff as Terry Geiger has been named the program's wide receivers coach, while Peter Nank has been tabbed the squad's offensive line coach.
 
Geiger spent the last three seasons on staff at Marietta College, where he was the wide receivers coach and recruiting coordinator under Waddle and Valpo offensive coordinator Reed Florence. He coached the first 1,000-yard receiver in program history and the player who broke the program's single-season and career receiving records. During the 2024 season, he instructed All-Ohio Athletic Conference First Team honoree Dawson Snyder and All-OAC second team choice Jay Melchiori, both of whom ranked in the top five in the league in receiving yards. Snyder's 11 receiving touchdowns ranked second in the OAC.
 
"I chose to come to Valpo because I wanted to join such a prestigious program that will help me become a better coach and person," Geiger said. "I chose to stay with Coach Waddle because I trust him and I think he has helped shape me into a better man and coach over my three years with him."
 
During the 2023 season, Geiger mentored a group that totaled 149 receptions for 1,974 yards and 20 touchdowns while producing a pair of all-conference honorees. In his first season on staff in 2022, Geiger helped Snyder become Marietta's first all-conference receiver since 2016 by ranking fifth in the OAC with 689 receiving yards. His group totaled 97 receptions for 1,525 yards and 11 scores that season.
 
"Terry did a great job with our wide receivers at Marietta, and he's also an awesome recruiter," Waddle said. "He has great relationships with the players, recruits and their families and understands the type of person that we're going to want to bring to Valpo."
 
While at Marietta, Geiger and Nank contributed to the Pioneers offense breaking the following program records in 2024 – points (433), points per game (43.3), offensive touchdowns (58), passing touchdowns (29), first downs (236), passing first downs (123), offensive yards (4,612) and yards per game (461.2). During the 2024 season, Marietta ranked among conference and national leaders in the following offensive categories – first-down offense (second OAC, 21^st nationally), passing offense (second OAC, 32^nd nationally), red-zone offense (second OAC, eighth nationally), scoring offense (second OAC, 21^st nationally), total offense (second OAC, 19^th nationally) and more.
 
During Geiger's three years at Marietta, the Pioneers enjoyed a 22-8 overall record and 19-8 conference mark.
 
Prior to joining the Pioneers staff before the 2022 season, Geiger served as the wide receivers coach at Otterbein University in 2021. He got his coaching start in 2020 as a student recruiting assistant at Defiance College, where he was a two-time all-conference performer, a team captain and a member of Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) as a student-athlete. He began his collegiate playing career at Muskingum, where he was the team's Offensive Player of the Year in 2018. A native of Columbus, Ohio, Geiger graduated from Defiance with a bachelor's degree in sports management in 2021 and earned his master's in business administration (MBA) from Otterbein in 2022.
 
Nank spent the last two seasons as the offensive line coach at Marietta, where he instructed three all-conference performers in 2024 and two in 2023. During his time on staff, the Pioneers went 16-5.
 
"Coach Waddle is a CULTURE builder, his teams love football, love and care for each other, and play for each other," Nank said. "I chose to come here with Coach Waddle because Valpo is in a prime position to take a huge step as a program."
 
Prior to arriving at Marietta, Nank served as a graduate assistant offensive line coach at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio in 2022. He spent time as a graduate assistant offensive line coach at Benedictine College during the summer of 2022, and was a member of the Miami football program as a student-athlete from 2017 to 2021.
 
"Pete played Division-I football, was a GA in Division-I football, and came to us a few years ago at Marietta and did a great job with the offensive line," Waddle said. "He's got a lot of respect from the players in that room. I think he has an extremely bright future in the coaching profession, and I'm excited to have him here at Valpo."
 
Nank was part of the 2019 Miami team that won the Mid-American Conference championship and participated in the LendingTree Bowl. A four-time Iowa High School football state champion whose high school team posted a 52-2 record during his career, Nank was also part of the Miami team that won the 2021 Frisco Football Classic Bowl. Nank graduated from Miami in 2022 with a bachelor's degree in sports leadership, management and entrepreneurship.
 
What They're Saying About Coach Geiger
 
Darrell Hazell, Former Purdue Head Football Coach (2013-2016): "Terry is an outstanding young man who is eager to help people improve. He has a real passion for learning and sharing. His players will be well prepared to perform at an extremely high level each week. He brings energy, intelligence and creative ideas to the game plan. His players love to play for him."
 
Chris Shank, Bluffton University Football Assistant Head Coach: "Terry will do a great job at Valpo. I have known Terry since his freshman year at Muskingum, and he has always been someone striving to get better. His work ethic, personality and passion for the game will be valuable to the success of the Valpo Football Program."
 
Theo Brown, Idaho Special Teams Quality Control: "Terry is a great up-and-coming coach who develops student athletes both on and off the field so that they reach their full potential. He's a difference maker on someone's staff as he gives his absolute best day in and out."
 
Tyler Bolen, Trine University QB Coach & Pass Game Coordinator: "Terry is one of the great wide receiver coaches coming up. It was great coaching TG; he was a smart player and a dynamic playmaker. Now, his love for the game has turned to developing players. Any young wide receiver would love to play for Terry."
 
What They're Saying About Coach Nank
 
Chuck Martin, Miami University Head Coach: "Pete is one of the smartest players I've coached. I definitely knew he had a bright future in coaching. He has an amazing ability to communicate and make things simple to understand."
 
Eric Koehler, University of Minnesota Tight Ends Coach: "I've had the pleasure to be around Pete Nank as a player and as a young coach just starting his career. In that time, it was obvious he would do a great job coaching and developing linemen. I know Pete will have a meaningful and positive impact on future offensive linemen who choose Valpo. I'm excited for Pete and Coach Waddle and their future at Valpo."
 
George Barnett, University of Iowa Offensive Line Coach: "Pete Nank embodies what it means to be a winner. He has won everywhere he has played or coached. From the family he was raised by to the high school coach he played for, Pete learned at a young age what it means to work and compete. He had that approach as a player, and certainly has it as a coach. Pete is coaching for all the right reasons."
 
James Patton, Miami University Offensive Line Coach: "As a player, Pete represented everything that you look for as a coach – smart, tough and accountable. I know he will work extremely hard to develop his players and lead them to be their best every day. I'm excited for Coach Nank and his opportunity at Valparaiso."