Overview
- Selection Sunday finalized the bracket with Ole Miss at No. 6 hosting No. 11 Tulane on Dec. 20 at 3:30 p.m. ET.
- Both programs are making their first appearance in the College Football Playoff.
- Ole Miss finished the regular season 11–1 with its only loss coming against Georgia.
- The pairing is a rematch of an earlier 45–10 Rebels win in which Tulane averaged 4.1 yards per play and quarterback Jake Retzlaff threw for 56 yards.
- Coaching transitions shape the backdrop: Pete Golding leads Ole Miss after Lane Kiffin left for LSU, and Jon Sumrall will depart Tulane for Florida after the season after telling his team to have no regrets.