Tulane is in the national spotlight as a contender in the College Football Playoffs, with everyone asking the same question: What is Tulane’s mascot?

The Ole Miss Rebels blew out the Tulane Green Wave in a first-round College Football Playoff game. here are the highlights:

The Green Wave are out to avenge a 45-10 loss to the Rebels in Oxford on Sept. 20. Jon Sumrall is looking to extend his stretch as the Tulane head coach before he leaves to take over the Florida program. As for Ole Miss, Pete Golding is looking for his first victory as the Rebels’ head coach following Lane Kiffin’s departure to LSU.

Both programs entered the College Football Playoff with automatic bids as two of the five highest-ranked conference champions. James Madison grabbed the final spot after five-loss Duke beat Virginia in the ACC championship game to knock the Cavaliers out of CFP contention, and Tulane got in by defeating North Texas 34–21 in the American title game.

Learn about Tulane's New Orleans location, enrollment, and meaning of the team's Green Wave name amid their College Football Playoff run.

OXFORD, Miss. (WVUE) — Tulane will make its first college football playoff appearance Saturday when the Green Wave faces Ole Miss as 17.5-point underdogs in Oxford. The game and official Tulane tailgate are sold out. Ole Miss defeated Tulane 45-10 during the regular season.

Ole Miss quarterback Trinidad Chambliss has exited the Rebels' College Football Playoff matchup against the Tulane Green Wave due to injury. Ole Miss' signal-caller went down with under two minutes to go in the first half against the Green Wave clutching his head and neck area after going down on a rushing attempt.