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Assignments: In the 11 years Harold Nichols has worked for Tim Stowers, first at Georgia Southern (1992-96) and now at Rhode Island (2000-present), he's helped produce three Top 20 teams and two NCAA quarterfinalists. Nichols enters his second season as associate head coach, after spending five years as offensive coordinator at URI. In his triple role of offensive coordinator, quarterback coach and running back coach, he's played a major role in turning the Rhode Island offense into one of the most potent ground attacks in the Football Championship Subdivision. In 2000, the Rams rang up a then-school record 2,244 yards on the ground. In 2001 they piled up 2,565 yards for a 233.2 average, third highest in the Atlantic 10 and a new school record. The Rams topped that total by amassing 2,904 yards in 2002. In 2003, the Rams rambled for 4,005 yards on the ground, second most in the nation, while setting the Atlantic 10 record and yet another school rushing mark. The Rams rushed for 3,074 yards in 2004, second most in school annals. A native of New Smyrna Beach, Fla., Nichols played quarterback for Presbyterian from 1985 through '89 while majoring in political science and earning a bachelor's degree in December 1989. He stayed on at Presbyterian and began his coaching career the following month assisting with the quarterbacks and running backs. After two years at Presbyterian, he moved on to Georgia Southern, where Stowers had won the Division I-AA title in 1990. From 1992-96, In five years, Nichols helped the Eagles to a 33-15 mark and two NCAA playoff appearances. Each time, in 1993 and '95, they won their opening-round game but fell in the quarterfinals to the eventual national champion (Youngstown State, then Montana) and finished 10-3. Nichols coached wide receivers, running backs, defensive ends and kickers, and he served as recruiting coordinator. In 1997 Nichols returned to Presbyterian for three years as recruiting coordinator and as coach of the wide receivers and kickers. He helped head coach Daryl Dickey take the Blue Hose from 5-6 in '97 to 8-3 and 7-4 the next two seasons before rejoining Stowers at Rhode Island. Nichols and his wife, Dee, are the parents of a son and two daughters: Cameron and Corey (both born on April 16, 2001) and Cassie (born June 23, 1998).
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