[5] He also spent time with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and Hamilton Tiger-Cats, but did not play in any regular season games for those teams.
[3] Nill was named the head coach for the Saint Mary's Huskies football team beginning with the 1998 season.
[3] In his second season, he led the Huskies to a first place finish in the Atlantic University Sport (AUS) conference and an appearance in the 35th Vanier Cup.
[3] However, the team could not replicate the success on the national stage as the Dinos appeared in three Vanier Cups with Nill as head coach, but lost all three times, in 2009, 2010, and 2013.
[3] In 2023, the Thunderbirds finished in first place in Canada West for the first time since 1999 and won their first Hardy Cup since Nill's first season with the team.