GREENVILLE, S.C. (Furman Athletics) – Bryan McCollum kicked a 36-yard field goal with four seconds remaining to lift Western Carolina past Furman, 27-26, in Southern Conference football action Saturday afternoon at Paladin Stadium.
McCollum’s game winning kick followed a nine-play, 58-yard drive after Furman’s Nathan Chapman had put Furman ahead, 26-26 with a 25-yard field goal with 1:57 left.
Quarterback Lex Thomas opened Western Carolina’s final possession with a 31-yard completion to Matthew Keener to the Furman 44. The Catamounts ran the ball on six of their next seven plays, advancing to the Paladin 17, where McCollum booted the game winner…