No. 17 Tulane (11-2, CFP No. 11) at No. 6 Ole Miss (11-1, CFP No. 2), Saturday, 3:30 EST (TNT)
BetMGM College Football Odds: Ole Miss by 17 1/2.
Series record: Ole Miss leads 44-28.
Both teams are in the College Football Playoff for the very first time and the winner carries on to deal with Georgia in a CFP quarterfinal video game at the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans. That offers Tulane a to return to the Superdome, which served as the Green Wave's home arena for almost 4 years from 1975 to 2013. Meanwhile, Ole Miss could earn a rematch with Georgia, the only group this season to beat the Rebels, who are one triumph from the very first 12-win project in program history. Mississippi likewise is looking to show it can win big video games without coach Lane Kiffin, who left the program on Nov. 30 to fill the vacancy at rival LSU. Kiffin has been changed at Ole Miss by defensive organizer Pete Golding, who'll be making his head training launching in a high-stakes, first-round CFP contest.
QB Trinidad Chambliss against Tulane's defensive front. The Green Wave were unable to consist of Chambliss in the teams' last meeting previously this season, and the Rebels QB represented 419 lawns of offense, with 307 lawns passing backyards and 112 hurrying. Tulane's defensive line will need to be much better at making Chambliss feel rushed to toss without offering him running lanes - no simple job - for this game to be competitive.
Tulane: QB Jake Retzlaff has represented 30 TDs this season, passing for 14 and running for 16 - the latter a record for hurrying TDs by a Green Wave QB.
Ole Miss: Chambliss completed eighth in Heisman Trophy voting. He has averaged 340.6 yards of total offense considering that taking over for Austin Simmons as starter versus Arkansas in the Rebels' 3rd video game of the season on Sept. 13.
Ole Miss has actually won 14 straight in the series including a 45-10 victory in Oxford on Sept. 20, each group's 4th game of the season. ... Tulane last beat Mississippi in 1988, also the Green Wave's last road win in the series. ... Tulane is 2-1 versus power conference opponents this season, defeating Northwestern of the Big Ten and ACC champion Duke before losing to the Rebels of the SEC. ... Tulane was a club member of the SEC however left the league in 1966. ... Tulane is coming off its second American Conference championship in 4 seasons, during which the Green Wave have actually played in four straight league title games. ... Tulane has won 19 of 23 on the road. ... Tulane coach Jon Sumrall is 20-7 in 2 seasons with the Wave and will leave Tulane to take control of as Florida's coach after this season. ... Tulane kicker Patrick Durkin owns the school record for basket in a season with 24. ... Since making his season launching as a ball carrier on Nov. 7, Tulane RB Jamauri McClure has 456 backyards hurrying on 68 brings - 6.7 backyards per bring - and 2 TDs. ... Ole Miss has beaten Tulane 46 times on the field, however 2 of those victories were since vacated because of NCAA violations. ... Mississippi has won 11 directly in the house. ... Ole Miss led the SEC this season in total offense (498.1 yards per video game) and passing offense (309.6 lawn per game). ... Rebels RB Kewan Lacy has hurried for an Ole Miss single-season-record 20 TDs. He also has gained 1,279 backyards on 258 brings. Edge rush Princewill Umanmielen leads Ole Miss in sacks with 6 1/2 this season.
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