17 Facts About Keith Nichol

Keith Nichol was born on December 24,1988 and is a former wide receiver and quarterback.

Keith Nichol played college football for the University of Oklahoma and Michigan State University.

Keith Nichol's success led to him being heavily recruited by several teams in the Big Ten Conference as well as the University of Notre Dame.

In July 2005, Keith Nichol committed to play for the Michigan State University Spartans.

Keith Nichol participated in the ESPN RISE Elite 11 quarterback camp.

Keith Nichol was ranked as the sixth best dual-threat quarterback in the country out of high school by Rivals.

At Oklahoma, Keith Nichol competed against redshirt freshman Sam Bradford and junior Joey Halzle for the starting quarterback position during spring practices in 2007.

Cousins started the first game with Keith Nichol receiving playing time in which he threw two touchdown passes in a victory over the Montana State Bobcats.

On October 10,2009, Keith Nichol made his first career start against the Illinois Fighting Illini.

In preparation for the 2010 Alamo Bowl, Keith Nichol changed over to the wide-receiver position, catching two passes for 11 yards and scored his first career rushing touchdown against the Red Raiders, with a 7-yard run out of the wildcat formation in the third quarter.

Keith Nichol was an Academic All-Big Ten selection and appeared in all 13 games in 2010, including eight starts.

Keith Nichol played an important role as receiver for the Spartans during the 2011 season.

Keith Nichol caught a hail mary touchdown pass on the final play against No 6 Wisconsin, securing the Spartans victory and went on to win the Big Ten Legends Division and will have a rematch against No 15 Wisconsin in the 2011 Big Ten Championship Game.

Keith Nichol help lead the Spartans to a comeback win against No 16 Georgia in the Outback Bowl.

On May 3,2012, Keith Nichol joined with the Washington Redskins as an undrafted free agent on a try-out basis.

Keith Nichol was not offered a contract at the end of the mini-camp.

Keith Nichol later attended rookie mini-camp with the Chicago Bears and worked out for the Detroit Lions, but wasn't offered a contract by either team.