Football

Nick Mask ’16 is in his eighth season with the Southwestern football program and his fourth season as the Pirates’ offensive play-caller and quarterbacks coach. 

In 2021, quarterback Landry Gilpin had a breakthrough season under Mask’s tutelage, earning two ASC Player of the Week awards and All-ASC Honorable Mention. In 2022, Damian Gomez took over the starting role for the Pirates earning ASC Offensive Player of the Week in their win against Austin College. 

Mask was hired in 2016 to coach running backs immediately after graduating from Southwestern as a three-year letter winner for the Pirates at defensive end. In four seasons, Mask’s units accounted for five all-conference running back selections, beginning with Dylan Wilburn’s first-team All-SCAC selection in 2016. 

In 2017, Mask’s running backs unit produced an offense ranked seventh in the nation in rushing behind the All-ASC duo of Elijah Smith and David Brandenburg. The next season, Brandenburg teamed with Kalon Heim for another pair of All-ASC selections, and Brandenburg, Heim, and All-ASC sportsmanship team recipient Markell Henderson formed a formidable trio. In 2019, Smith returned for an All-ASC honorable mention selection. 

One of the original members of the modern football program, Mask received his bachelor’s degree from Southwestern in 2016. He earned his master’s degree in sports management from Texas A&M University in December 2020. He lives in Georgetown with his wife, Ali, and his daughter, Colbie.