 High School: Played at Linganore High School for coach Rick Conner...played offensive and defensive line and was a three-year letterwinner...earned first team All-State (Big Schools) honors as both a junior and a senior...also a two-time first team all-area and first team all-conference selection...team won the 2003 state AAA title and was Chesapeake Conference champions in both 2003 and 2004...also played basketball and baseball...played one season of basketball as center and power forward in 2003-04...played outfield in baseball and lettered two seasons...honor roll student.
At Delaware: Junior and third-year member of the squad...two-year letterwinner who has been limited by injuries during his career...ranks third in experience among UD offensive linemen behind All-American center Kheon Hendricks and senior Jon Herrman with 21 career games played and 20 starts...will move from offensive guard to left tackle as a junior as Blue Hens must replace three starters, including All-American Mike Byrne from the 2007 squad...expected to be back at full strength after being limited in the spring while recovering from broken leg suffered in the 2007 FCS national championship game vs. Appalachian State...selected a pre-season first team All-Colonial Athletic Association lineman in Phil Steele’s College Football Preview Magazine...has outstanding strength and good technique.
2007 Season: Sophomore who earned second letter as a starter at left guard...played a key role for offensive front that helped pave the way for a unit that led the Colonial Athletic Association in scoring (36.2 ppg/11th in NCAA), passing (289.5/11th in NCAA), and total offense (460.6/sixth in NCAA) behind All-American quarterback and running back Omar Cuff...team went 11-4 under head coach K.C. Keeler and advanced to the FCS title game...played in all 15 games with 14 starts...did not start NCAA semifinal win over Southern Illinois due to a hip injury suffered vs. Northern Iowa but did appear for several plays in the second half...started national championship game but left in first half with a broken leg.
2006 Season: Earned first career letter as a redshirt freshman...appeared in six games with five starts...opened season as starting left tackle but suffered ankle injury vs. Albany and missed next three games...returned to lineup and started three straight games at right tackle vs. Hofstra, Richmond, and Towson...helped the UD offense average 26.3 points (No. 4 in A-10), 356.6 total yards (No. 5), and 253.0 passing yards (No. 2) per game...team ranked No. 9 in NCAA I-AA in passing and No. 30 in both scoring and total offense...team went 5-6.
2005 Season: Did not see game action and retained freshman eligibility...was expected to see game action at mid-season due to injuries on the offensive front, but suffered a knee injury during mid-week practice and ended up redshirting...team went 6-5.
Personal: Corey Addison Nicholson...born Dec. 14, 1987...son of Tim and Donna Nicholson...has an older brother and younger sister...criminal justice major at Delaware...father is a landscaper...volunteer helper for ABC TV’s Extreme Home Makeover in Wilmington during the spring, 2008. |
