The College Football Playoff assembly between Tulane and Ole Miss isn’t the primary time the groups have met one another in 2025.
The Green Wave visited Oxford in September. It was an unsightly loss. Will issues be completely different within the first spherical of the playoff?
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No. 11 Tulane at No. 6 Ole Miss (3:30 p.m. ET, TNT)
Tulane (11-2) earned its playoff spot by profitable the American Conference, although it was blown out 45-10 by Ole Miss in Week 4. Tulane’s solely different loss was one other blowout at UTSA. Since then, the Green Wave has 5 straight wins.
Ole Miss (11-1) is making its first playoff look in program historical past regardless of shedding head coach Lane Kiffin to LSU shortly after the common season ended. His alternative is defensive coordinator Pete Golding whereas a number of offensive assistants who adopted Kiffin to LSU will coach Ole Miss at some stage in the Rebels’ playoff run.
This recreation will characteristic two unlikely quarterback tales. Tulane QB Jake Retzlaff is the toast of New Orleans in his first season with the crew after his ugly exit from BYU. Ole Miss QB Trinidad Chambliss can be a switch. He arrived in Oxford from Division II Ferris State and took over because the crew’s starter following Austin Simmons’ ankle harm in Week 2.
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The query is that if Tulane be extra aggressive this time round. Tulane had simply 282 yards on 78 performs in September as Ole Miss ran 69 performs for 548 yards.
Follow alongside under because the Yahoo Sports crew breaks down the entire action. Here’s how to watch Miami vs. Texas A&M and the remainder of the College Football Playoff video games.
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Justyn Reid rumbles for a 29-yard catch and run for Tulane’s first TD of the sport with 4 minutes left.
Ole Miss 41, Tulane 10
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Ole Miss followers are chanting the title of their new head coach, Pete Golding, who took over after the chaotic departure of Lane Kiffin at the tip of the common season. This is a reasonably preferrred begin for the brand new coach.
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Once once more, Tulane drives contained in the Ole Miss 30 however can’t get any factors out of it. Ole Miss has the ball with the backup offense on the sphere. It’s only a matter of operating out the clock now.
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Trinidad Chambliss breaks a tackles and dives to the tip zone for an 8-yard rating. Now the Rebels are simply including fashion factors to this one.
Ole Miss 41, Tulane 3 | 10:45 to play
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Another 4th-and-1, one other QB sneak stopped quick by Ole Miss. This time, QB Jake Retzlaff fumbled it away as Suntarine Perkins jumped on the ball to make sure one other massive cease for the Rebels protection.
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Logan Diggs punches within the 3-yard TD with beginning RB Kewan Lacy out of the sport and seen in some ache on the sideline. But the underside line is the Rebels are operating away with this one.
Ole Miss 34, Tulane 3
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Mississippi has a primary and purpose at the three to start out the 4th quarter with an opportunity to run up the lead much more. It seems the rout is on in Oxford.
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Jake Retzlaff loses the ball on a run, and it pops proper into the palms of Ole Miss’ Kapena Gushiken. Things are beginning to spiral for the Green Wave.
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Lucas Carneiro boots a 48-yard subject purpose so as to add to the lead.
Ole Miss 27, Tulane 3
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The Ole Miss entrance line stonewalls Tulane QB Jake Retzlaff on two straight QB sneaks on third and 4th down. Rebs take over at midfield.
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Nick Bromberg
The Green Wave don’t appear like a crew able to overcoming a 21-point deficit after losing so many alternatives thus far. Tulane is lucky to solely be down 21 in some respects. But it will probably additionally rue its lack of ability to show drives which have gone into Ole Miss territory into greater than three factors.
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Trinidad Chambliss fires a brief move to De’Zhaun Stribling, who turns up subject and will get into the tip zone for a 13-yard rating. Perfect begin to the half for the Rebels.
Ole Miss 24, Tulane 3
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Good information for Ole Miss as each of their star payers who left injured late within the first half are again within the recreation.
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Tulane drove it into Ole Miss territory however couldn’t get into scoring vary. That’s been a theme at the moment for the Green Wave, who’ve moved the ball nicely however haven’t been in a position to end drives.
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Tulane will get the ball to start out the 2nd half. Can the Green Wave make it a recreation?
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Nick Bromberg
Yes, Austin Simmons fumbled at the tip of the primary half, however he was 2-of-2 passing. Combine that with Trinidad Chambliss’ 13-of-16 efficiency, and the 2 QBs have thrown for 192 yards.
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Mississippi is in management, however a pair accidents to key gamers and a turnover within the last minute of the half have saved Tulane inside attain.
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Harvey Dyson knocked the ball out of Austin Simmons’ hand and Tulane falls on it at its personal 15. Massive turnover for the Green Wave when Ole Miss was knocking on the door for one more rating.
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Nick Bromberg
It might simply be 24-3 … as an alternative Tulane goes to get away with only a 14-point halftime deficit after that fumble restoration.
