South Florida DT has 4 SEC Favorites

While Donte’e Nicholls grew up a fan of the Miami Hurricanes, it appears that the 6’2 290 pound defensive tackle will play his college football in the Southeastern Conference. The Pompano Beach Ely High School product has been busy this summer preparing for his senior season and making the rounds on the camp circuit. “I have attended camps so far at Bethune-Cookman, and the south Florida Rutgers camp. I think I did pretty well because they both offered me a scholarship.”

While Nicholls does not have a specific timeframe in mind for his college decision, he does know what his decision making process will be like.” My coach and I are going to sit down next month and take a look at the schools that are recruiting me and make a list of all the pros and cons, then I am going to take a few visits, probably during the season, and then I’ll be ready to make my decision.

Four SEC schools currently standout to the 44th ranked prospect in the sunshine state as he heads into his senior season. “Right now, my top schools are South Carolina, Auburn, Georgia, and Florida.”

Nicholls, who bench presses 330 pounds and runs the 40-yard dash in 4.9 seconds, had positive comments for each of his four favorites.

South Carolina- “They have a big-time coach in Steve Spurrier. I grew up following him when he was at Florida. He has a tradition of turning around programs. I like the way they play, and I saw that they beat Florida last year, and I know they need defensive linemen.”

Auburn- “I just like the total program at Auburn. I like the way they play defense.”

Georgia- “Georgia has tradition. I also like their head coach, Mark Richt. He is a pretty cool dude. I’ve had the chance to speak to him a few times.”

Florida- “Well, I used to play with some of their players, so it’s cool knowing some of their guys. I like the area, the coaching staff and their defensive scheme.”

As he goes into the fall, Nicholls also holds offers from Arizona State, Central Forida, Duke, Wake Forest, and Wisconsin.