 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: Tri-captain with Matt Marcorelle and Charles Graves...fifth-year senior and three-year letterwinner...one of team's most experienced players and the veteran of the offensive line...All-CAA candidate...versatile lineman who has played both tackle and guard during his career...one of the Hens' most enthusiastic players and one of its funniest characters...has appeared in 33 career games with 31 starts...has fought through injuries and enters season have started 13 straight games and 26 of the last 27 since the 2007 national runner-up campaign...has outstanding strength and good technique.
2008 Season: Earned third career letter for the Blue Hens...started all 12 games at left tackle...returned to full strength after breaking his leg during the 2007 national title game...moved over to tackle after playing guard the year before...was one of all five UD offensive linemen who started every game, including 2009 returnees Kevin Uhll and Rob McDowell...posted a tackle off an interception vs. Villanova...selected a pre-season first team All-Colonial Athletic Association lineman in Phil Steele’s College Football Preview Magazine...team went 4-8.
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. |
