The No. 23/23 Nicholls State University football team won its second consecutive Southland Conference championship after a chaotic, thrilling 28-27 victory over No. 22/21 Southeastern Louisiana in the River Bell Classic Thursday night in front of 10,071 fans at Strawberry Stadium. The Colonels (8-4, 7-2 SLC) regained the lead with 1:30 remaining when Chase Fourcade found Dai’Jean Dixon down the sideline for a 57-yard touchdown catch, and the extra point by Gavin Lasseigne put Nicholls up 28-27. Southeastern (7-4, 6-3 SLC) drove inside the Nicholls’ 2 before Kevin Moore III knocked the ball away from Lion quarterback Cole Kelley trying to ...