ESPN.com: Nichol Returns Home

Keith Nichol will compete for the starting quarterback position along with Kirk Cousins when spring practice starts March 24.

2/26/2009 12:00:00 AM | Football

Feb. 26, 2009

By Adam Rittenberg, ESPN.com

Keith Nichol has no regrets about leaving Oklahoma for Michigan State, where he'll compete for the starting quarterback job alongside Kirk Cousins when spring practice starts next month.

"It wasn't the right place for me," Nichol said. "My heart wasn't there. I had to find the right spot for me, and that's here at Michigan State."

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