NAVY

fourth quarter.

Tulane looked primed to regain the lead with about five minutes left, but elected to throw a deep pass, which fell incomplete, on fourth-and-3 from the Navy 32.

“Obviously, we’d like to have it back,” said Green Wave coach Willie Fritz, who endured his team’s collapse in his first game since Tulane announced his seven-year extension, not to mention the first Tulane game broadcast on ABC in 40 years.

Navy kept the ball from there, driving in rainy conditions to the Tulane 16 before Nichols, who kicked a gamewinner against Tulane last season, did it again.

“I was thinking about the game last year,” Nichols said. “That’s the most fun you can have as a kicker in football. It’s really nice to be able to contribute at the end like that and I like the pressure on me.”