Lew Nichols III

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Lew Nichols III
Central Michigan Chippewas – No. 7
PositionRunning back
ClassRedshirt Freshman
Personal information
Born:c. 2001
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight220 lb (100 kg)
Career history
College
High schoolCass Tech (MI)
Career highlights and awards
  • MAC Offensive Player of the Year (2021)
  • First-team All-MAC (2021)
  • MAC Offensive Freshman of the Year (2020)

Lew Nichols III (born c. 2001) is an American football running back for the Central Michigan Chippewas. During the 2021 regular season, he led the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision with 1,710 rushing yards.

Early years[]

Nichols attended Cass Technical High School in Detroit. He played football under Cass Tech head coach Thomas Wilcher. As a senior in 2018, Nichols rushed for 1,078 yards and 23 touchdowns on 84 carries. He was named to all-state teams selected by the Detroit Free Press, The Detroit News, and the Associated Press.[1]

Central Michigan[]

During the 2019 season, Nichols appeared in four games for Central Michigan, carrying 19 times for 89 yards.[1] As a redshirt freshman during the COVID 19-shortened 2020 season, Nichols rushed for 196 yards and two fourth-quarter touchdowns in a 31–23 victory over rival Eastern Michigan.[2] For the season, he rushed for 508 yards on 78 carries, an average of 6.5 yards per carry.[1] He won the MAC freshman of the year award.[3]

Due to special eligibility rules enacted for the 2020 season, Nichols repeated as a redshirt freshman in 2021. He led all players in NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) with 1,710 rushing yards during the 2021 regular season.[4] He also led the nation with 311 carries.[4] His He had nine 100-yard rushing games in 2021, including totals of 219 yards against Ball State, 215 yards against Kent State, 194 yards against Eastern Michigan, 192 yards against Northern Illinois, and 186 yards against Ohio.[5][6][7] His 1,710 yards was the second highest single-season total in Central Michigan history (behind Brian Pruitt's 1,890 yards in 1994).[8]

After the 2021 season ended, Nichols was named the Mid-American Conference Offensive Player of the Year.[8][9] Despite leading the nation in rushing, Nichols was not selected as a semifinalist for the Doak Walker Award.[10]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Lew Nichols III". Central Michigan University. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
  2. ^ "Central Michigan scores 25 in 4th quarter, beats EMU". Detroit Free Press. Associated Press. November 28, 2020. p. B8 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "CMU, EMU, WMU football players win All-MAC honors". Detroit Free Press. December 16, 2020. p. B2 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ a b "College Football Player Rushing Stats 2021". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
  5. ^ "Lew Nichols III". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
  6. ^ Ryan Ford (November 27, 2021). "Lew Nichols III rolls again as CMU locks up Michigan MAC trophy with 31–10 win over EMU". Detroit Free Press.
  7. ^ Ryan Fowler (November 26, 2021). "Lew Nichols III Dominating CFB on the Ground". The Draft Network.
  8. ^ a b Christian Booher (December 1, 2021). "Pimpleton, Nichols earn individual All-MAC honors, 10 Chippewas make All-MAC teams". Central Michigan Life.
  9. ^ Tony Paul. "CMU, WMU take home top individual honors for MAC football". The Detroit News.
  10. ^ "CMU's Lew Nichols III not a Doak Walker semifinalist despite nation-leading 1,516 yards rushing". Mlive.com. November 22, 2021.

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