Nicholls gave its homecoming crowd a finish to remember. Down 17 at halftime, the Colonels rallied for a 32-31 win over East Texas A&M on Saturday at John L. Guidry Stadium, sealing it on Chase Richardson’s 1-yard touchdown run and a two-point pass with 47 seconds left.
East Texas A&M controlled the first half and led 24-7 at the break after Major McBride ran for two scores and Reese Mooney found Micah Simpson for a 66-yard touchdown.
The momentum flipped early in the third quarter when Kasai Jones scooped up a fumble and returned it 26 yards for a touchdown. Richardson later hit Greg Donaldson for a 37-yard score to make it 24-21, and Kingston Phan tied the game with a 30-yard field goal early in the fourth. The Lions went back in front 31-24 on EJ Oakmon’s 5-yard run with 3:36 remaining, but Nicholls answered with a 10-play, 65-yard drive. Richardson punched it in, then connected with Chantz Babineaux on the two-point try for the lead…