'10 KY OL Tate Nichols (Notre Dame Signee)

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292? and Schwenke is 240? i hope it's true and Kelly isnt just being "generous"
 
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With Tate at 292 and Lombard and James in the 290 range. We've got 3 OLs at playing weight. They'll still need Div 1 Strength and Technique.
 
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Look at this kids weight the last couple of years too. He has packed on the pounds and supposedly not lost his feet or quickness. Give him a couple of more years to get the D1 strength and technique and I think him and James will lock down our tackle spots very nicely.
 
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I think this kid was the biggest steal in the class, both literally and figuratively. Adding this kid to the 2 USA Today 1st Team OLs that we got- I consider this an underrated haul. After our last 5 years, OL is a position where I have become particularly skeptical of star-rankings.

What I think it comes down to is that the tools you need to be a Tier 1 TE and Tier 1 OT are different.

Say this kid has average hands and average speed for a TE, and his frame is such that he will be too balky to run a lot once he gets to full weight (as opposed to a Rudolp or Rangone). He is a 2-3 star TE. On the other hand, if he wants to play OT and has average corordination and speed for a college TE at 6'7" and approaching 300 lbs.-- well that looks pretty good. As soon as he committed himself to switching positions, which it sounds like he was hesitant to do but has committed himself to fully, he got an extra star just based on tapes, measurables, etc..
 
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I can see this kid being a beast after 2 years of eating right and a good weight program. The oline coach just has tocteach them now...
 
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Update from Rivals:

It's a challenge to find what won't be foreign to the jumbo athlete from Union, Ky. He'll dive into a new position, switching from tight end to offensive tackle. He'll join a new program, signing with Notre Dame after being a Stanford commitment for 10 months. He'll even put a new physique to work at 6-foot-7, 295 pounds.

"At this time last year I was 245 pounds," Nichols laughed. "If you'd told me I was going to be 295, I'd have said, 'What?!?!' It's worked out all right. I feel like I'm in really good shape. I feel like I can run just as fast and be this big."
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At 6'7" 295 and good foot speed - I think he may be the most underrated guy from the 2010 class.
 
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Tate Nichols - Huge.
 
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Thats a GIGANTIC Nichols compared to last year. Looks like he's going to be in the right position...
 
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Cannot wait until he's two years older, he's gonna be serving up pancakes all day long. IMO that Tony might need to avoid the training table.
 
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I can't tell if that is a mouthpiece he has in or if he is eating a Mini Cooper.

Dude is immense! Th...that's what I am trying to say.
 
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NDatRivals via Twitter:

#NotreDame offensive tackle Tate Nichols just walked into practice with a brace on his left knee and a noticeable limp.
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He's going to to play next year. Might as well get it done now and rehab til spring.
 
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