Nick Tabacca

Biography

Nick Tabacca, who has 20 years of offensive line coaching experience, was named Michigan State's offensive line coach in January 2026. Tabacca most recently spent 11 seasons (2014-24) coaching the o-line at Wake Forest, helping send several players to the NFL throughout his tenue in Winston-Salem. Wake Forest played in a school-record seven consecutive bowl games from 2016-22 and rewrote the offensive record book under former head coach Dave Clawson. Tabacca also worked with current Michigan State safeties coach James Adams for three seasons (2022-24) at Wake. Eight Demon Deacon offensive linemen, including four NFL Draft picks, played in the NFL under Tabacca's tutelage. In addition, Tabacca coached Matt Gulbin, who transferred to Michigan State for the 2025 season and was named a team captain, for four seasons at Wake Forest (2021-24); Gulbin was graded as the No. 2 center in the FBS by Pro Football Focus for the 2025 season and is an NFL Draft prospect in 2026. After starting 46 games, Michael Jurgens was selected in the seventh round of the 2024 NFL Draft by Minnesota and he has spent the past two seasons in the NFL with the Vikings. Jurgens began his career at center but moved to guard his senior year, where he was the highest-graded Power-5 interior lineman according to PFF (83.7) in 2023. Several Demon Deacons coached by Tabacca earned All-ACC honors, including Zach Tom (first team in 2021) and Sean Maginn (second team in 2022 and third team in 2021). Tom, who also ear