Lindsey Scott Jr. and Kohen Granier each passed for a pair of touchdowns and Nicholls State opened the season with an 87-3 win over Division II Lincoln (Mo.) on Friday night. It was a program record for points in a game and the largest margin of victory for a Southland Conference team since 2009. Eight players scored on a touchdown run for the Colonels, who finished with 234 yards rushing on 42 carries. Dai'Jean Dixon had five catches for 80 yards and a TD, Dontaze Costly caught three passes for 48 yards and two scores, and Tevin Bush had four catches for 48 yards and a touchdown and ran for a score. Tori Hicks ran 16 times for 71 yards for the Blue Tigers. - AP College Football