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Nicholas will probably return!

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Good for Steve! Good for us! Good for the Big East!

Defensive anchor expected to return

By GREG AUMAN, Times Staff Writer

Published January 11, 2006

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TAMPA - He hasn't officially announced his plans, but all signs point to Bulls junior linebacker Stephen Nicholas holding off on the NFL draft and returning for his senior year.

Like running back Andre Hall last year, Nicholas submitted his name to the NFL's advisory council for underclassmen to get a better sense of where he might be selected in the April draft.

And like Hall, Nicholas was told he likely wouldn't be taken on the first day. Based on that response, a very happy coach Jim Leavitt said Nicholas is leaning toward returning for his final season, a major boost for what could be USF's best defense ever.

Nicholas' father, Lebon, said last week that his son was going to enter the draft if he was projected to be taken in the first or second round and that it would be difficult to leave school if he were going any lower.

Nicholas, who will graduate this spring with a degree in communications, earned second-team All-Big East honors after finishing second on the Bulls with 89 tackles. He had 91/2 tackles for a loss and forced two fumbles as USF's starting weakside linebacker.

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That would be awesome if Nicholas was back next season. I hope he makes the right decision.

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nice to see he is graduating this spring and then can really focus on next season and possibly getting drafted.

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I hope he doesn't pull a Matt Leinart and take ball room dancing next year as his only class take more of a man class like cooking ;)

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I'm stoked for the USF D.  Did you hear that?  All seven  other BE OC's just groaned in disappointm't.  Yahoo!  I believe someone on this board this summer said Stephen was a drop dead first day draft pick for 2006.  Wonder who that was?  :)

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i guess I can close the poll on if he will go to the pros

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very good choice made by Nicholas.  not just for USF but mainly for himself and his family.

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Excellent for USF's D in 2006.

And BULLieve the right move by Nicholas. Just be a MONSTER in 2006 and really get your stock up there.

Go BULLS !!!

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