Where is Nicholls anyway?

Bill Belichick, left, talks with Peyton Manning, right, at the 2024 Manning Passing Academy.Kentucky opens its college basketball season tonight against the Nicholls Colonels, an unfamiliar opponent to Big Blue Nation. So unfamiliar that most Kentucky fans couldn’t tell you what state Nicholls State University is in. They probably couldn’t tell you what conference they play in, either. (It’s the Southland Conference.)

So before tip-off at 7 p.m. on SEC Network+, let’s get to know the Nicholls Colonels.

Dec 19, 2023; College Park, Maryland, USA; Nicholls State Colonels guard Jalen White (21) reacts after making a three point basket during the second half against the Maryland Terrapins at…