Personal: Calcutta rejoins the WSSU football coaching staff for his second season in 2008 where he will again serve as the Rams' offensive coordinator.

Under the guidance and tutelage of Calcutta the Rams improved their offensive output by more than 50 points in 2007 as WSSU increased their scoring average from 16.9 points per game in 2006 to more than 21 points per game in 2007.

Following Calcutta's direction the Rams scored 20 points or more in eight of WSSU's 11 games last season en route to the first winning season in WSSU's Division I history.

One of the most well-prepared offensive coordinators in the nation, Calcutta's attention to detail and game preparation helped to revive a WSSU offense en route to improving the Rams from a seventh-place finish in scoring offense in 2006 to a third place finish in 2007.

As a direct result of Calcutta's offensive system WSSU senior quarterback Monte Purvis recorded the first 1,000-yard season in the final year of his WSSU football career. The 1,000-yard season marked the first time that the Rams had a 1,000-yard passer since Joshua McGee during the 2002 season.

Before joining the WSSU coaching staff in June of 2007 Calcutta served as the offensive line coach and recruiting coordinator at Howard University in Washington, D.C.

Prior to his coaching tenure at Howard University he served as the offensive coordinator at Clarion University of Pennsylvania in Clarion, Pa.

From Ashland, Pa., Nick graduated from North Schuylkill High School before matriculating to Mansfield University. From there he went to Millersville University where he earned a B.S. degree in Secondary Education in 1982.

Calcutta began his collegiate coaching career in 1983 as the outside linebackers coach at Southern Illinois (Carbondale) University for Rey Dempsey. In Calcutta's first, and only, season at SIU he helped to lead the Salukis to the NCAA Division I-AA National Championship.

Following his national championship season at SIU Calcutta served as the offensive coordinator and recruiting coordinator at St. Joseph's College in Rensselaer, Ind. and was the outside linebackers coach at Memphis State in 1985.

Following his coaching tenures at St. Joseph's and Memphis State Calcutta joined the legendary Willie E. Jeffries at Howard University for three seasons (1986-88) as the offensive line coach and Director of Football Operations, and then spent the next four years as the offensive line and tight ends coach at South Carolina State University (1989-92) in Orangeburg, S.C.

Named the offensive coordinator at the University at Buffalo in 1993 and 1994, he moved on to serve as the offensive line and tight ends coach at Tennessee State University in 1995 and then moved on to a position as the recruiting coordinator and defensive line coach at Delaware State before spending three years (1997-99) as assistant head coach and offensive line coach at Austin Peay State University.

He then moved on to Savannah State University where he was the offensive line coach, pro liaison, and Director of Football Operations for two seasons (2000-01) for the Tigers.

The well-traveled and infinitely experienced Calcutta is married to the former Judy Crews of Carbondale, Illinois and the couple has a three-year old daughter Nicole.