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USC Football Assistant Dave Nichol Dies at Age 45

Bleacher Report | March 26, 2022

Related Topics: USC Trojans football, University of Southern California, USC Trojans, Lincoln Riley, Ryan Kartje

USC Trojans assistant football coach Dave Nichol died Friday in McKinney, Texas, the school announced. He was 45.

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USC head coach Lincoln Riley announced March 21 that Nichol would be away from the team while dealing with a medical issue. According to Ryan Kartje of the Los Angeles Times, the newly hired inside wide receivers coach and associate head coach had been diagnosed with cancer.

Riley said in a statement Friday:

"We are heartbroken and devastated.
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