The thing about being a program like LSU playing a game against a program like Nicholls is that there’s no good outcome.
If you win, like LSU did, well congrats, that’s what you were supposed to do. If you struggle, or God forbid lose, things get a little uncomfortable and we all look a little side-eyed at each other. LSU may have won by 23 points, but make no mistake Nicholls gave the Tigers all they wanted and then some.
LSU never trailed Saturday, but Nicholls was within two points on three separate occasions. LSU led 9-7 in the first quarter, 16-14 in the second, and 23-21 in the third quarter.