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TULANE: A two-year letterwinner and starter... has started all 24 games of his career and begins fall camp as the starting center. 2008 (SOPHOMORE): Started all 12 games at right guard... 2007 (FRESHMAN): Started all 12 games at right guard and earned honorable mention Freshman All-America honors by The Sporting News and was selected to the Conference USA All-Freshman Team. HIGH SCHOOL: A four-year letterman at John Curtis Christian High for coach J.T. Curtis... helped guide JCHS to a combined 50-3 record with state 3A titles in each of his final three prep seasons... earned all-state honors his final two prep seasons while claiming all-metro, all-East Bank and all-district recognition his final three seasons... as a senior, helped pave the way for one of the nation's top offenses as the Patriots averaged 8.83 yards per carry, register 4,310 yards of total offense and scored 58 touchdowns... also lettered in track and field and basketball. PERSONAL: Majoring in political science... born Andrew Jason Nierman on April 18, 1989, in Metairie, La.... the son of Kathryn Nierman... a member of the Tulane 3.0 Club while also being named to the C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll in 2009... half-sister Olivia Grayson is a member of the Tulane women's basketball team. |
 
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