A White Oak senior football player with extensive experience on both sides of the ball picked up his first offer Wednesday evening.

Hayden Nichols announced via Twitter that Tyler Junior College offered him.


TJC wants Nichols at tight end. As a receiver/tight end hybrid in the Roughnecks' spread offense, he caught 26 passes for 411 yards and five touchdowns as one of quarterback Dylan Gale's top three pass-catchers.

Nichols is also a basketball standout for the Roughnecks after playing big minutes for their back-to-back Class 2A state championship teams the last two years.

TJC is a D-I JUCO program that competes in the Southwest Junior College Football Conference. The Apaches had a strong 2013 campaign, finishing 9-2 with a 47-21 victory vs. Garden City (Kan.) Community College in the Football Capital Of Kansas Bowl.

White Oak's Hayden Nichols pulls down a pass in traffic during the Roughnecks' 31-0 regional final victory vs. Franklin on Dec. 6. (ETSN.fm)
White Oak's Hayden Nichols pulls down a pass in traffic during the Roughnecks' 31-0 regional final victory vs. Franklin on Dec. 6. (ETSN.fm)
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