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Nichols had earned two football letters as a defensive lineman and was competing for the left defensive end position. He recorded seven tackles last season and had 22 stops as a redshirt freshman in the 1998 Big 12 Championship season. He started the 1998 Oklahoma State game and responded with five tackles. He came to Texas A&M in the fall of 1997 after playing at El Paso Irvin High School where he played tight end and defensive end. He was an All-City and All-District performer. Nichols was born March 2, 1979 and is the son of Terry and Garland Nichols.

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