Keith Nichol Should Land At Michigan

by ccmachine on May 11, 2008 11:20 PM CDT in Football

The weekend news of Keith Nichol's plan to transfer shouldn't really be a shock to anyone. Despite being extremely athletic and highly touted Nichol wasn't just behind Bradford at the quarterback position, he was way behind. He didn't really gain any ground this spring either.

Keith Nichol leaving tells us two things. 1) He really wants to play and came to the realization that it wasn't going to happen at OU. 2) The coaches are very high on freshman Landry Jones.

Nichol was expected to at least compete for the second-string job this spring but after failing to move up from third-string and being pushed by newcomer Landry Jones the writing was pretty much on the wall. Playing time at Oklahoma was a long way off for Nichol. For those reasons I really don't blame him for looking to find another place to play.

As to where he'll go from here Nichol says that "it's wide open" where he will transfer but I would suggest that he look no further than his home state of Michigan. As it stands right now the Michigan Wolverines would most likely enter the 2008 college football season with a senior walk-on at quarterback.

Michigan head coach Rich Rodriguez was the mastermind behind West Virginia's spread attack that shredded OU in the Fiesta Bowl. For him to achieve the same success in the Big 10 that he enjoyed in the Big East Rodriguez needs two things. He needs speed at tailback and a quarterback who can make quick decisions, find an open receiver and also tuck the ball and run for 10-15 yards. Maybe I'm crazy but if all the hype surrounding Nichol is legit I think he could be that guy. All he needs is the opportunity for more reps. It looks like Michigan is the place for that to happen.

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If Nichol were told to redshirt 2008

I imagine he would have thought, combined with the factors above, he may as well sit out a year at a school where he would be lined up to play without competition sandwiched all around him.

Why not transfer to Mich State, his original commit?

Considering all the hype around Nichol, he must be lacking development of a QB skill(s) for him to remain behind Hazle.

Bradford is good... when he's behind a solid o-line with three potential NFL first round draft picks (Loadholt, Robinson, Gresham), a second rounder in Kelly, and a solid WR like Iglesias, not to mention a very good running game. I don't know about you, but I was looking forward to Nichol and his kind of running ability. I'm sorry to see him go.

by inocybe on May 13, 2008 7:49 AM CDT reply actions