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Tristan Nickelson - New Commit

He went prep for a year I believe, which means he may not have been a qualifier out of high school?
 
USA Academic All-American in high school. There were no qualifying issues here. This kid was very highly regarded. The fact that he's nearly as tall as the trophy case with arms long enough to tie his shoes without bending over won't hurt either. I'll be shocked if he sits out a year. Also, his dad wanted him to go to a top-tier engineering school. Hmmm....

PERSONAL STATEMENT

Ranked # 96 - Texas HS Football Elite 200 http://texashsfootball.com/recruiting/2013/top200.htm Nickelson named USA Academic All-American League City, Texas offensive lineman Tristan Nickelson has been selected to the U.S. team that will play in the FBU International Games the first week of January. Nickelson, a 6-foot-8, 292-pound senior, was also chosen as a USA Academic All-American. Nickelson carries a weighted 3.67 grade-point average.

http://mgoblog.com/diaries/introducing-tristan-nickelson
 
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CurvedAir said:
USA Academic All-American in high school. There were no qualifying issues here. This kid was very highly regarded. The fact that he's nearly as tall as the trophy case with arms long enough to tie his shoes without bending over won't hurt either. I'll be shocked if he sits out a year. Also, his dad wanted him to go to a top-tier engineering school. Hmmm....

PERSONAL STATEMENT

Ranked # 96 - Texas HS Football Elite 200 http://texashsfootball.com/recruiting/2013/top200.htm Nickelson named USA Academic All-American League City, Texas offensive lineman Tristan Nickelson has been selected to the U.S. team that will play in the FBU International Games the first week of January. Nickelson, a 6-foot-8, 292-pound senior, was also chosen as a USA Academic All-American. Nickelson carries a weighted 3.67 grade-point average.

http://mgoblog.com/diaries/introducing-tristan-nickelson
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Great post. He is clearly a good student. Pepole go juco for a lot of reasons. He could have been injured before signing and offers got pulled. His offer could have been preferred walk on offers and not full rides. Home sickness? Point is there could be a ton of reasons. Most importantly he is with the good guys now. Welcome aboard big man!!
 
CurvedAir said:
USA Academic All-American in high school. There were no qualifying issues here. This kid was very highly regarded. The fact that he's nearly as tall as the trophy case with arms long enough to tie his shoes without bending over won't hurt either. I'll be shocked if he sits out a year. Also, his dad wanted him to go to a top-tier engineering school. Hmmm....

PERSONAL STATEMENT

Ranked # 96 - Texas HS Football Elite 200 http://texashsfootball.com/recruiting/2013/top200.htm Nickelson named USA Academic All-American League City, Texas offensive lineman Tristan Nickelson has been selected to the U.S. team that will play in the FBU International Games the first week of January. Nickelson, a 6-foot-8, 292-pound senior, was also chosen as a USA Academic All-American. Nickelson carries a weighted 3.67 grade-point average.

http://mgoblog.com/diaries/introducing-tristan-nickelson
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Thanks for the info. Sounds like a very good addition for next year. Maybe he will beat out Dagel for a starting spot.

I never know what to expect from our o-line. This year I thought they were going to be really good.
 
Cypower69 said:
Great post. He is clearly a good student. Pepole go juco for a lot of reasons. He could have been injured before signing and offers got pulled. His offer could have been preferred walk on offers and not full rides. Home sickness? Point is there could be a ton of reasons. Most importantly he is with the good guys now. Welcome aboard big man!!
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Maybe CW or someone will interview him and get the scoop on why he went the JUCO route
 
So it sounds like the engineering program at ISU is what got us the commit. Excellent choice! At least we know CPR is selling the school in his pitches to recruits. I guess he doesn't have much else.
 
Smart linemen make up for a lot of other things. We want smart. He may have liked the UT game.
 
I'll take our chances recruiting size rather than our recent philosophy for linemen.
 
Bright? Yes. Big? Yes. The physical part remains to be seen. Time will tell what type of a motor this young man has. He has the size to be a force.
 
Gibbon said:
Yes, from his twitter it looked like he has been to visits at some big time programs (LSU, Texas A&M). Hopefully him and Campos can be bookends on the O-line for the next 3 years.
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wowzers. goo thing we have sammy for another year. imagine what we could do with some good pass protection.
 
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