JP Pickles accounts for 4 second-half touchdowns as Mercer rallies past The Citadel 28-19

MACON, Ga. -- , JP Pickles threw three touchdown passes and ran for one other , all in the second half , to lead Mercer to a 28-19 come-from-behind win over The Citadel on Saturday. Mercer, ranked No. 16 in the Stats Perform FCS Top 25, has won five consecutive games. The Citadel built a 10-0 halftime lead after a 40-yard run by Sebastien Boyle and a 37-yard field goal from Evan Kiely . Pickles took over in the third quarter, with a 9-yard touchdown pass to Devon Caldwell and an 80-yard touchdown bomb to Brayden Smith followed by a 2-yard scoring run that made it 21-10 heading to the fourth quarter. After a field goal by The Citadel, Pickles' 24-yard TD pass to Trayvion Solomon made it 28-13 with 7 1/2 minutes left. Pickles completed 17 of 20 passes for 234 yards and led the Bears (7-2, 4-1 Southern Conference) with 56 yards on the ground.