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• Career Stats
2009 SEASON (SOPHOMORE): Superb all-around athlete demonstrated the ability to turn potential negative plays into big gains . . . completed 54 percent of his passes (49-for-91) for 764 yards and seven touchdowns in 10 games of action . . . his quarterback rating of 143.2 ranked sixth in MSU single-season history . . . also rushed for 128 yards and one touchdown on 22 carries (5.8 avg.) . . . Academic All-Big Ten selection . . . started at wide receiver in the 2010 Valero Alamo Bowl vs. Texas Tech, catching two passes for 11 yards . . . also had a 7-yard TD run against the Red Raiders . . . threw a 71-yard touchdown pass to Keshawn Martin in the fourth quarter against Penn State . . . finished the game 4-of-5 passing for 84 yards vs. the Nittany Lions . . . did not see action at Purdue . . . completed 6-of-10 passes for 30 yards, including a 7-yard TD strike to Dion Sims, against Western Michigan . . . played in just one series in the second quarter at Minnesota . . . did not play vs. Iowa or Northwestern due to an elbow injury he suffered late in the fourth quarter at Illinois . . . in his first career start, led the Spartans to a victory at Illinois, completing 13-of-25 passes for 179 yards while also rushing for 27 yards . . . in win over Michigan, rotated time with Cousins and played a majority of the fourth quarter and all of overtime . . . completed 5-of-8 passes for 68 yards and also rushed for 8 yards against the Wolverines . . . threw for a career-best 195 yards and two touchdowns on 7-of-12 passing at Wisconsin, including a 91-yard TD pass to Keshawn Martin, which marked the second-longest TD pass in school history . . . in his first series of the game in the second quarter at Notre Dame, led the Spartans on a four-play, 80-yard touchdown drive that cut the Irish lead to 13-10 . . . played three series against the Irish, completing 2-of-4 passes for 22 yards while rushing for 14 yards on two carries . . . completed 3-of-8 passes for 51 yards, including a 16-yard TD strike to Charlie Gantt, vs. Central Michigan . . . in his Spartan debut vs. Montana State, threw for two touchdowns and 135 yards on 9-of-18 passing . . . connected on TD strikes to Dion Sims (26 yards) and Brian Linthicum (3 yards) vs. the Bobcats . . . capped an excellent spring with an impressive performance in the Green-White intrasquad game, as he completed 20-of-28 passes for 357 yards and four touchdowns. 2008 SEASON: Sat out the entire 2008 campaign after transferring from Oklahoma . . . redshirted . . . presented MSU's Jim Adams (Unsung Hero) Award as the Scout Team Offensive Player of the year . . . earned Scout Team Player of the Week honors twice (vs. Eastern Michigan and Purdue). 2007 SEASON (FRESHMAN AT OKLAHOMA): Appeared in three games as a true freshman (vs. North Texas, Utah State and Tulsa) . . . completed 2-of-7 passes for 15 yards and rushed three times for 13 yards . . . ran once for 8 yards and completed his only pass attempt for 5 yards in his collegiate debut vs. North Texas. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Ranked among the nation's top dualthreat quarterbacks by Rivals.com (No. 6) . . . also rated among the country's top quarterbacks by Scout.com (No. 22) . . . listed among the Midwest's top prospects by the Detroit Free Press (No. 15) . . . ranked among the state's top seniors by the Lansing State Journal (No. 3), Rivals.com (No. 4) and The Detroit News (No. 5) . . . three-time all-state selection . . . compiled a 33-3 record as a three-year starter for Coach Noel Dean at Lowell (Mich.) High School while accounting for 9,650 total yards and 134 touchdowns . . . his career passing totals include 6,550 yards and 76 TDs . . . his career rushing totals include 3,100 yards and 58 scores . . . completed 118-of-185 throws (.638) for 2,225 yards and 31 TDs as a senior . . . led the Red Arrows to the state championship as a sophomore . . . son of Gary and Patrice Nichol . . . born Dec. 24, 1988 . . . majoring in general business administration - pre-law. |
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