... defense loves trying to stop the run.” “Their defense is very physical at the point of contact,” said Nicholls State coach Jay Thomas. “And coach Conque and his staff always have their people where they are supposed to be.” The Colonels ...

... that trip to Hawaii when I was at Southeast Missouri, and I know how difficult a place that is to play,â said Nicholls State coach Jay Thomas, â so I can appreciate what Central Arkansas did. What McNeese State did to Appalachian State was huge ...

... tracking projections on radar screens as they were breaking down film. It's not your average preparation week. Nicholls State coach Jay Thomas was an absentee Tuesday on the weekly SLC coaches teleconference for good reasons. He was not at a ...

... apartments. The team missed 11 days of practice. "It's one hour at a time, one day at a time right now," said Nicholls State coach Jay Thomas, whose team hosts Bowie State this weekend. Southeastern Louisiana players returned to campus in Hammond ...

On the Southland Conference's weekly teleconference Tuesday, Nicholls State coach Jay Thomas was asked how he thought his team would fare Saturday against the University of Memphis. "I have no clue," Thomas ...

... EXAMPLE WHY STATISTICS CAN BE DECEPTIVE: A reporter during the Southland Conference teleconference pointed out to Nicholls State coach Jay Thomas that his team is one of the league's statistical leaders in defending the pass. "Those stats may ...

... Football certainly takes a back seat when you have a tragedy like at UCA or a disaster that hit us," said Nicholls State coach Jay Thomas. "But football also gives people a tremendous opportunity to come together. It can give people a ...

... said Conque. "We didn't want them (the Bears) to screw their cleats into the ground and play," said Nicholls State coach Jay Thomas. "We wanted to go man to man and apply pressure, but you also had to pick and choose where you would ...

... school by Denzil Cox, currently UCA's defensive coordinator. Conque met his wife, Angele (a daughter of former Nicholls State coach Sonny Jackson) at the school, and the two were married on campus. Their first son, Chasse, recently named ...

... at quarterback although it probably added to the confusion, but I probably should have called timeout," said Nicholls State coach Jay Thomas, who would have inserted his regular quarterback back into the game the next play. UCA (5-3, 4 ...