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Two-year starter at center ... Has been named to the preseason watch list for the Dave Rimington Award, emblematic of the nation's top player at his position ... Emerged as one of the top centers in the Southeastern Conference last season ... Adept at the shotgun snap ... Excellent communicator who has a good grasp of making line calls ... Has good athletic ability and has made gains in his upper-body strength ... Played very well last season despite a persistent ankle injury ... Has played in 33 games with 18 starts. 2002 (Junior): Started all 12 games at center ... Earned frequent commendation from the coaching staff ... His fine performance is enhanced by the fact that he played with a nagging ankle injury for most of the season ... Totaled 63.5 knockdown blocks during the season ... Had a personal best of 11 knockdowns in the win over Vanderbilt ... Tied for the team lead in the Indiana game with 10 knockdowns ... Also tied for the team lead with seven knockdowns in the upset of Arkansas ... Blocked for Artose Pinner, the SEC rushing champion ... As a team, Kentucky finished second in the SEC in scoring offense. 2001 (Sophomore): Played in 10 games, starting the last six games after Nolan DeVaughn was injured ... His entry into the lineup coincided with UK's offensive surge over the second half of the season ... Coaching staff was complimentary of his performance. 2000 (Redshirt Freshman): Played in all 11 games as a reserve defensive tackle ... Made 11 tackles, including a season-high three stops at Louisville ... Earned his first varsity letter. 1999 (Freshman): Redshirted. High School: Athletic lineman who was a two-year starter at Judson HS in Converse, Tex., a perennial power in the highly competitive Class AAAAA ranks ... Started at offensive tackle his junior season ... Moved to defensive tackle as a senior, but injuries in the offensive line forced him to move to offensive guard ... Made 13 tackles and used his tall frame and athleticism to break up three passes in his two games on defense ... Judson went on to a 14-1 record and was state runner-up ... Named first-team all-district and first-team All-San Antonio as a senior ... Also named a San Antonio High School All-Star by Pizza Hut ... Played in the Market Shrine Oil Bowl Football Classic, the Texas vs. Oklahoma high school all-star game ... Coached by D. W. Rutledge, who notes that, "In addition to his size, Nick is an athlete who moves really well. He has very good feet and movement for a big man." ... Played high school football with current Wildcats Otis Grigsby and Ronnie Riley at Judson ... Honor roll student who was an officer in his school's chapter of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes ... Nick narrowed his schools to Kentucky, Texas A&M, Colorado, and Iowa before picking the Wildcats. Personal: Full name is Nicholas Jay Seitze ... Last name is pronounced "sites" ... Born 10-8-80 in San Antonio ... Son of Michael and Cindy Seitze ... Nick's uncle, Ricky Cobb, played football at Southwest Texas ... Major nutrition and food science/hospitality management and tourism. The Cats' Cause: Participated in the mentor program, meeting with a youngster each week to encourage academic success and personal growth (1999-2000) ... Visitor at Richmond Place Retirement Community (1999-2000) ... Visited patients at the Veterans Hospital (1999-2000) ... Participated in Youth Volunteer Day at UK Children's Hospital (2000-01) ... Participated in the Cat Tales reading program at area schools (2000-01) ... Guest speaker at Lafayette HS (2002) ... Participated in a fundraiser for the Family Care Center (2003). |
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