Career Notes: Played in 39 games...credited with 145 total tackles (78 solo and 67 assists).
2010 (Senior): Named second-team All-Missouri Valley Football Conference...was named team's Outstanding Offensive Player and Jermaine Hopkins Defensive Lineman of the Year...started all 11 games…credited with 45 total tackles, including 21 solo stops…had six tackles for 24 yards in losses and two sacks for 15 yards in losses…also had two quarterback hurries and two breakups…blocked a field-goal attempt at Missouri State, the second of his career…had a season-high eight tackles (three solos, five assists), including 3.5 for losses at Western Illinois…was most TFLs in a game by a YSU player since December 2006…had sacks against the Leathernecks and UNI…had seven tackles at South Dakota State (two solos, five assists)…all six TFLs came in MVFC play…had 34 stops in conference play...had four stops against MSU, UNI and Indiana State...all tackles against the Panthers and Sycamores were solo stops...had three tackles versus Illinois State and Butler...had at least one tackle in every game...team captain...named the HBK Defensive Player of the Game against Central Connecticut State, North Dakota State and Indiana State...chosen as HBK Special Teams Player of the Game at Missouri State...tabbed the Defensive Lineman of the Game against CCSU, NDSU and Indiana State...named Haines Family Player of the Game (Radio) at Western Illinois...earned his fourth letter.
2009 (Junior): Played in 11 games, starting once...started against Austin Peay...credited with 26 total stops, including 14 solos...had at least one tackle in every game...had 1.5 tackles for four yards in losses...had a pass breakup against Illinois State...had a quarterback hurry...had a season-best five tackles against the Governors...had three stops against Indiana State, Western Illinois, Illinois State and North Dakota State...had two solos against Indiana State, WIU, NDSU...both stops at Southern Illinois were solos...had single tackles against Pitt, Northeastern and South Dakota State...played 337 snaps...had a high of 44 versus APSU...blocked a field goal at North Dakota State in which Lenny Wicks returned 79 yards for a touchdown...named the HBK Special Teams Player of the Game versus North Dakota State... named the Hopkins Defensive Lineman of the game versus Northeastern and Indiana State...named the Haines Family Player of the Game versus Indiana State...earned his third letter.
2008 (Sophomore): Played in six games, starting five games...started at South Dakota State and the final four contests of the year...credited with 32 total tackles, including 15 solo stops...finished with six tackles for 28 yards in losses and two sacks...had a season-high 12 tackles, including three for losses in first game back from injury against UNI... had a sack for a 12-yard loss in the fourth quarter...recorded six total tackles, including five solo stops...had five tackles at Illinois State and at Western Illinois...finished with three stops at Ohio State, including a tackle for a two-yard loss of Beanie Wells...credited with a sack for an eight-yard loss at South Dakota State...credited with 284 snaps played...missed six games because of a broken foot suffered against SDSU...named the YSU Defensive Linemen of the Game against UNI...earned his second letter.
2007 (R-Freshman): Named to the Gateway's All-Newcomer Team and was an honorable-mention All-Gateway selection...played in all 11 games, starting nine games...credited with 42 total tackles, including 28 solo stops...had four tackles for losses, two sacks, a fumble recovery and a pass breakup...had two quarterback hurries...posted a season-best eight tackles against Southern Utah...had five solos stops in the game...had a sack for a 10-yard loss and recovered a Thunderbird fumble at the two-yard line to set up a third-quarter touchdown...in season finale against Western Illinois had seven total stops, including five solos...had six stops in one-point loss at UNI, four of which were solo stops...credited with five tackles, four solos at Southern Illinois...finished with three stops against South Dakota State, Stony Brook and Missouri State...had two tackles at Ohio State and against Illinois State...had a seven-yard sack against the Buckeyes...posted a single stop against Lock Haven...also had tackles for losses against South Dakota State and UNI...did not start against Ohio State and Illinois State...credited with 491 total snaps played by the coaching staff...third most among his defensive line mates...HBK Defensive Player of the Game vs. Southern Utah...two-time Jermain Hopkins YSU Defensive Lineman of the Game...earned honors vs. Ohio State and Southern Illinois...Haines Family Player of the Game vs. Southern Utah...earned his first letter.
2006 (Freshman): Redshirted...scout team Defensive Player of the Week against Maine.
HIGH SCHOOL: Was a second-team Division II All-Ohio defensive lineman as a senior...Marion Franklin finished 9-2 advancing to the regional quarterfinals...was a first-team all-city and All-Central District selection...selected to play in the Big 33 Pennsylvania-Ohio Game...as a junior was a first-team All-Ohio selection...was the Division II Central Ohio District Defensive Player of the Year...was again a first-team all-city and all-district selection...team was 9-2 his junior year as well reaching the regional quarterfinals...coach was Brian Haffele...also a talented wrestler...as a senior posted a 31-4 as a heavyweight...placed sixth at districts despite winning his first two matches...as a junior posted a 42-4 mark and qualified for the state Division I meet...has won two straight city championships as a heavyweight...also competed in track and field...member of National Honor Society.
PERSONAL: Parents are Torrance and Mary Nicholson...has a brother (Terry) and a sister (Rochelle)...born Dec. 12, 1987...major is accounting.
