The Tulane Green Wave knew what was at stake when they took the field on Thanksgiving night against the Memphis Tigers. They had already clinched a spot in the

Greg Desrosiers Jr. caught two scoring passes and ran for a touchdown, and Memphis defeated No. 18 Tulane 34-24 to knock the Green Wave out of contention for a berth in the College Football Playoff

Greg Desrosiers Jr. caught two scoring passes and ran for a touchdown, and Memphis defeated No. 18 Tulane 34-24 to knock the Green Wave out of CFP contention.

It took years for Willie Fritz to build the Green Wave into a team that could string together winning seasons. Sumrall did not let that momentum stop and has Tulane with at least

Greg Desrosiers Jr. caught two scoring passes and ran for a touchdown, and Memphis defeated No. 17 Tulane 34-24 on Thursday night to end the Green Wave's long-shot bid for a berth in the College Football Playoff.

Tulane football fans may never look at Thanksgiving the same way again. The No. 17 Green Wave entered the holiday with an actual chance to leap past the Big 12 Conference champion and charge into the expanded playoff field.

Memphis secures back-to-back 10-win seasons for the first time ever, snapping Tulane’s 8-game win streak in NOLA.

It was hard not feel good about the state of Tulane's program the way they had been playing recently. After suffering two losses in a row to Power 4 schools, th