Tulane's loss virtually eliminated the possibility that two Group of Five teams could make the final 12-team field and all. Tulane quietly climbed the rankings and, especially wit

Thanksgiving football brought some early clarity to the playoff race entering the final week of the regular season, and proved a damning moment for would-be Gro

The Tulane football team moved up three spots to No. 17 in Tuesday's college football playoff rankings --ahead of three of the four teams tied for first in the Big 12--and can clinch the host role for the AAC Championship Game by beating Memphis at Yulman Stadium on Thursday,