Strange scoring play, or was it?

It counted but there's a big question whether it should have been a Nicholls touchdown.

On fourth-and-goal from the 1, a quick underhand toss to the left halfback, A.J. Williams, was fumbled at the 5 and batted around. Nicholls' Isa Hines picked it up back about the 8 and knifed forward, diving for the pylon at the goalline and getting across.

However, on a fourth-down fumble, only the player who fumbled can advance the ball.

But the officials ruled it a "backwards pass" and said that allows any offensive player to advance the ball.

Semantics matter.