A familiar face will line up for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Sunday’s critical NFC South tilt against the Carolina Panthers.
The Bucs elevated Jason Pierre-Paul from their practice squad on Saturday, and he’s slated to make his 2025 debut in Sunday’s game. The former All-Pro and three-time Pro Bowl pass rusher hasn’t played in an NFL game since the 2023 season.
The Bucs and Panthers enter Sunday’s game tied atop the NFC South at 7-7. The winner will have the inside track to the NFC South title and what projects as the division’s only playoff berth. They’ll face off again in Week 18.
Jason Pierre-Paul has been in street clothes on gamedays since rejoining the Bucs, but he will suit up to face Bryce Young and the Panthers on Sunday.
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Can Pierre-Paul help Bucs at 36 years old?
At his peak, Pierre-Paul was one of the NFL’s best pass rushers. He was a first-team All-Pro with the New York Giants in 2011 after tallying 16.5 sacks. He joined the Buccaneers in 2018 and played four seasons in Tampa Bay. He made the Pro Bowl in 2020 and was an anchor for the defense that helped lead the Bucs to their second Super Bowl championship that season.
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It’s unclear how much he has left in the tank at 36 years old on the heels of nearly two full seasons away from football. He tweeted in September that he’s in “the best shape of my life, physically, mentally” alongside video of himself working out.
The Bucs are confident enough in his abilities to promote him to the active roster with their season on the line.
While there are, of course, actual statistics and logical thought that go into the College Football Playoff pairings, I’m not entirely convinced that the Oregon Ducks and the James Madison Dukes weren’t paired just because it’s a fun matchup to say out loud. Ducks vs. Dukes. Dukes at Ducks. The No. 5 Ducks will host the No. 24 Dukes this Saturday in a first-round playoff matchup at Autzen Stadium. The winner will head to the Orange Bowl on New Year’s Day where they’ll face the No. 4 Texas Tech Red Raiders.
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When is the James Madison vs. Oregongame?
You can watch coverage of this week’s James Madison vs. Oregon game starting at 7:30 p.m. ET on Saturday, Dec. 20.
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You can tune in to the James Madison vs. Oregon game on TNT, which is available on platforms like DirecTV, Hulu + Live TV and Sling. You can also stream the game live on HBO Max.
College football playoff game/bowl schedule this week:
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Saturday, Dec. 20
12 p.m. | No. 10 Miami (Fla.) at No. 7 Texas A&M | College Football Playoff First Round Game | ABC 3:30 p.m. | No. 20 Tulane at No. 6 Ole Miss | College Football Playoff First Round Game | TNT 7:30 p.m. | No. 24 James Madison at No. 5 Oregon | College Football Playoff First Round Game | TNT
Monday, Dec. 22
2 p.m. | Utah State vs. Washington State | Famous Idaho Potato Bowl (Boise, Idaho) | ESPN
Tuesday, Dec. 23
2 p.m. | Louisville vs. Toledo | Boca Raton Bowl (Boca Raton, Fla.) | ESPN 5:30 p.m. | Western Kentucky vs. Southern Miss. | New Orleans Bowl (New Orleans, La.) | ESPN 9 p.m. | Ohio vs. UNLV | Frisco Bowl (Frisco, Texas) | ESPN
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Wednesday, Dec. 24
8 p.m. | Cal vs. Hawai‘i | Hawai’i Bowl (Honolulu, Hawai’i) | ESPN
Friday, Dec. 26
1 p.m. | Northwestern vs. Central Michigan | GameAbove Sports Bowl (Detroit, Mich.) | ESPN 4:30 p.m. | New Mexico vs. Minnesota | Rate Bowl (Phoenix, Ariz.) | ESPN 8 p.m. | UTSA vs. FIU | First Responder Bowl (Dallas, Texas) | ESPN
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The Los Angeles Rams missed a field goal and allowed a 58-yard punt return touchdown that sparked an improbable Seattle Seahawks fourth-quarter comeback during a 38-37 overtime loss Thursday night.
Special teams have been a weak link for the Rams in critical moments this season, and now, ahead of a potential deep playoff run, head coach Sean McVay is reportedly making a change in that phase of the game.
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The Rams fired special teams coordinator Chase Blackburn, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported Saturday. This is McVay’s first in-season coaching change in his nine seasons at the helm, per Schefter, who also reported that Rams assistant special teams coach Ben Kotwica will take over for Blackburn.
The Rams dropped to 11-4 on the season. Of their four losses during the 2025 campaign, three featured special teams gaffes.
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In Week 3, L.A. staked itself to a 26-7 lead on the road against the Philadelphia Eagles. The Rams ended up losing, in part because kicker Joshua Karty had a pair of fourth-quarter field-goal attempts blocked. Eagles defensive tackle Jordan Davis returned the second one for a touchdown.
Then in Week 5, L.A. suffered the first of its two “Thursday Night Football” defeats. Karty, a 2024 sixth-round pick from Stanford, missed a 53-yard field-goal attempt and had a fourth-quarter extra point attempt blocked against the San Francisco 49ers. Those special teams missteps cost the Rams four points in a game the Niners won by three in overtime.
Ahead of its Week 10 matchup against San Francisco, L.A. made serious modifications to its kicking operation. The Rams pivoted from Karty to former Missouri star Harrison Mevis, who went undrafted last year and then spent time in the UFL. They also replaced long snapper Alex Ward with Jake McQuaide, who previously had that job from 2011-2020.
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Mevis has made all 32 of his PATs since. He’s gone 8 of 9 on field goals. His lone miss came from 48 yards out on a potential go-ahead kick with a bit more than two minutes remaining in regulation Thursday against the Seahawks. It was 30-30 at the time.
Blackburn, 42, was in his third season as the Rams’ special teams coordinator. They hired him ahead of the 2023 season.
Before that, Blackburn worked as an assistant for the Panthers and Tennessee Titans. Notably, he served as the Titans’ special teams coordinator from 2018-2021. Blackburn also played 10 NFL seasons as a linebacker, first for the New York Giants and then the Carolina Panthers.
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With a loaded offense and a top-10 scoring defense, the Rams are headed in a different special teams direction, hoping for an uptick in play in the third phase of the game.
Mark Fletcher Jr. and Malachi Toney powered Miami in front of Texas A&M late in the fourth quarter. And then Bryce Fitzgerald sealed the deal.
Fletcher broke the longest run of his career on Miami’s final drive of the game to help set up Toney’s game-winning score with 1:44 to go on third down ahead of Fitzgerald’s game-clinching interception in No. 10 Miami’s 10-3 win over No. 7 Texas A&M in the first round of the College Football Playoff.
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After Texas A&M used its final timeout — and Fletcher had carried the ball five straight times — the Hurricanes put the ball in their hands of their star freshman wide receiver. Toney took a pop pass around the right side for an 11-yard TD and the game’s only TD.
Despite not having any timeouts, the Aggies still had plenty of time to get down the field. They made it across midfield with 90 seconds to go and had a goal-to-go scenario with less than 40 seconds left. But Fitzgerald picked off Marcel Reed for the second time to clinch the win and a trip to the Cotton Bowl on Dec. 31 to play No. 2 Ohio State.
It was Reed’s third turnover of the game. He also fumbled in the first half.
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Toney fumbled too. He turned the ball over while fighting for extra yardage in the fourth quarter and gave the Aggies the ball near midfield with the game tied 3-3. But A&M couldn’t do anything with that possession and the Aggies’ punt set up Fletcher to take over.
Fletcher broke a 56-yard run on the first play of the ensuing drive to put the Hurricanes at the Texas A&M 30-yard line and then carried it four more times in a row as Miami immediately tried to run as much time off the clock as possible.
With five yards to go for a first down and A&M expecting another run from Fletcher, Toney surprised the Aggies’ defense with the TD.
Fletcher finished with 17 carries for 172 yards. He had never rushed for more than 126 yards in a single game until Saturday.
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Kicking woes dominate ugly game
Perhaps it’s a good thing it did not come down to a potential game-winning field goal attempt.
Miami kicker Carter Davis entered the game with just two missed field goals all season long. He missed three on Saturday, as he pushed two kicks wide right in the first half and hit the left upright in the second half.
Texas A&M was not immune to the struggles, either. Backup kicker Jared Zirkel had a 22-yard field goal blocked in the first half. Randy Bond — who had been extremely reliable over the last three seasons — had been benched in favor of Zirkel after missing seven of his 18 field goal attempts this season. But it was Bond who took the field to tie the game at 3-3 with 8:03 to go.
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Heck, Miami didn’t score on Davis’ 21-yard field goal until there was 10:34 to go in the third quarter. It was the first scoreless first half in College Football Playoff history and the combined total of 13 makes for the lowest-scoring CFP game ever since the four-team format was introduced at the end of the 2014 season.
A&M ends the season with two straight losses
It’s another brutal end to the season for the Aggies. Texas A&M won its first 11 games and was ranked No. 3 in the College Football Playoff rankings entering their regular-season finale against Texas.
But the Longhorns beat the Aggies for the second straight season and denied them a trip to the SEC title game again. That loss also ensured A&M wouldn’t get a first-round bye in the College Football Playoff.
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A season ago, A&M harbored playoff hopes entering November too. But the Aggies lost three of their last four regular season games and then lost the Las Vegas Bowl to USC to finish 8-5.
The Aggies have now clearly shown they can be contenders for much of the season. But figuring out how to end November with wins — especially over Texas — is the next step as coach Mike Elko signed a lucrative contract extension during the team’s undefeated start.
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IT’S OVER! Marcel Reed is off the mark on a throw to the end zone and Miami freshman Bryce Fitzgerald steps in front of it to win the game with a pick.
Final: Miami 10, Texas A&M 3
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The Aggies are moving the ball with ease on the ensuing possession with a mix of Marcel Reed passes and scrambles.
They’re nearing the red zone with less than a minute to go.
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Well just when it looked like Miami would settle for a field goal, freshman receiver Malachi Toney takes a backfield pass out wide and scores the first touchdown of the game!
Miami 10, Texas A&M 3 | 1:44 left
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Mark Fletcher has 170 yards on 16 carries. He has carried Miami in this one. The Canes are trying to milk the clock down now but Texas A&M is taking timeouts.
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Fletcher has been one of the few bright spots for the Canes today and he just came through with a monster 56-yard run with time ticking down under the 4-minute mark.
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The Aggies weren’t able to capitalize on the turnover and give it back to the Canes with just over 4 minutes left in the game.
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It’s the first Miami turnover of the game and it comes at a crucial time. Malachi Toney caught a pass over the middle, but was stripped of the ball while fighting for extra yards.
A&M will have the ball back at midfield.
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16 plays, 67 yards. All for a field goal.
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We are all tied in College Station after Randy Bond makes a 35-yard field goal.
Miami 3, Texas A&M 3 | 8:03 left
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The Aggies are finding ways to convert on third down and they’re now inside the 20 with just under 10 minutes left in the game.
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The Aggies finally have some positive momentum early in the fourth quarter. They’re out past midfield with a fresh set of downs and Marcel Reed is finding a little bit of a rhythm.
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The Canes got it out to midfield, but opted to punt it instead of going for it on fourth-and-short. Their defense has blanked A&M so far, so it’s probably the right call.
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Miami might’ve gotten away with a late hit along the sideline, but no flag was thrown and the Canes will get it back.
There’s just over 3:30 left in the third quarter.
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Carter Davis has missed ANOTHER kick. This one doinks off the left upright and it’ll remain 3-0.
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Reed just simply did not read Miami’s zone defense well on that interception.
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We have another turnover by A&M’s Marcel Reed! This time he badly missed his receiver and threw it right into the hands of Miami’s Bryce Fitzgerald, who returned the pick near the red zone.
The Dallas Cowboys are eliminated from the postseason race, but they don’t intend to roll over against a Los Angeles Chargers team in the thick of the AFC playoff picture. The Cowboys activated All-Pro cornerback Trevon Diggs on Saturday from a concussion and knee injury that have sidelined him since Week 7.
Trevon Diggs will return from injury Sunday despite the Cowboys’ depleted playoff hopes.
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Diggs will play alongside quarterback Dak Prescott, who this week expressed his intent to finish the season out. Both are slated to take the field to test a 10-4 Chargers team seeking to secure a wild-card berth and with a long-shot chance of overtaking the 12-2 Denver Broncos for the AFC West crown.
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For Diggs, he’ll have a chance to finish the season on the field on the heels of a third straight campaign marred by injuries. Diggs was named first-team All-Pro in 2021 and made the Pro Bowl in 2022. But injuries limited him to two games in 2023, 11 games in 2024 and have now cost him at least eight this season.
Diggs is one of the NFL’s top defensive playmakers when healthy and led the league with 11 interceptions in 2021. He’ll be seeking his first interception of the season Sunday against the Chargers.
The Miami Dolphins tried to trade four first-round picks before the 2020 NFL Draft for a chance to take Joe Burrow No. 1 overall, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, who also reported Saturday that the Cincinnati Bengals shut down the possibility of any such trade before it could pick up steam.
At the time, the Dolphins had three 2020 first-round picks — their own, the Pittsburgh Steelers’ because of the Minkah Fitzpatrick trade and the Houston Texans’ due to the Laremy Tunsil trade — as well as two 2021 first-round picks.
Both the Bengals and Dolphins have been eliminated from playoff contention this season. Neither team has made the postseason each of the past two seasons.
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Cincinnati hasn’t played a playoff game since the 2022 campaign. After suffering a turf toe injury in Week 2 that required surgery, Burrow did everything he could to return in time for the Bengals to end that drought. That said, Cincinnati dug too big of a hole for Burrow in his nine-game absence.
Burrow, 29, is chasing the team success he achieved earlier in his career. After winning the Heisman Trophy and the national championship at LSU, he led the Bengals to the Super Bowl in his second NFL season. The next year, he had Cincinnati back in the AFC championship.
The 27-year-old Tagovailoa, meanwhile, is also at an inflection point in his career. Availability has been an issue for him, too. Concussions have been a serious issue for the former Alabama quarterback. So have turnovers, especially this season, as he currently leads the NFL with 15 interceptions.
Tagovailoa is now the Dolphins’ emergency quarterback. Miami head coach Mike McDaniel is turning to seventh-round rookie Quinn Ewers, who previously starred at Texas. His backup will be New York Jets castoff Zach Wilson.
Miami, which will have a new general manager soon, is prepared to move Tagovailoa this coming offseason, according to Schefter. The Dolphins face financial obstacles to make that happen. Tagovailoa’s contract isn’t forgiving.
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The Dolphins owe him $54 million guaranteed in 2026. Cutting him would result in the Dolphins shouldering the largest dead money salary cap charge in NFL history, per Schefter. That number is a staggering $99 million. Yet, as Schefter noted in his Saturday report, Miami can soften the blow by cutting Tagovailoa after June 1 — that way, the Dolphins could split the charge and pay it over the 2026 and 2027 seasons.
Miami could also try to trade Tagovailoa and dump his lucrative contract, or at least part of it. That likely would involve the Dolphins sweetening the deal with significant draft compensation, perhaps even some in exchange for a suitor to take on the remaining balance of Tagovailoa’s contract.
In that scenario, though, Tagovailoa could have to take a pay cut but also could influence where he ended up, per Schefter.
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Fortunately for Tagovailoa, who spent six seasons as the Dolphins’ starter, there are several quarterback-needy teams.
Philadelphia Eagles kicker Jake Elliott had three looks at field goals in the first half against the Washington Commanders on Saturday. He missed all three.
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His third miss scuttled a chance for the Eagles to tie the game just before halftime. And it arrived via a second chance.
With 18 seconds remaining in the second quarter, Elliott attempted a 57-yard field goal on fourth-and-4 wide left. But an offside penalty on Washington gave Philadelphia a first down and Elliott a shot at redemption. He did not capitalize.
After failing to pick up any more yards, the Eagles lined up for another field goal with 6 seconds remaining on the clock, this time from 52 yards. The result was the same. Elliot missed wide left, and the Commanders went into halftime with a 10-7 lead.
This, after Elliott missed from 43 yards earlier in the second quarter, also wide left.
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The first missed kick of the end-of-half sequence won’t go down in the box score because of the penalty. Elliott was officially 0-for-2 on field goals in the first half. But everybody watching Saturday’s game knew that he missed three field-goal attempts.
Kicking yips are exacerbated this late in the season as the stakes rise. And these are the types of misses that can cost teams games.
Elliott is a ninth-year veteran who’s played his entire career, that includes winning two Super Bowls, with the Eagles. He’s a former All-Pro and Pro Bowler.
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He entered Saturday with a career-low 77.3% conversion rate that won’t be improved by this effort.
With Jayden Daniels shut down, backup Washington Commanders quarterback Marcus Mariota made his eighth start of the season in Saturday’s 29-18 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles. But he left the game in the third quarter, leaving Washington to play third-stringer Josh Johnson.
At the conclusion of a third-quarter drive, Mariota entered the sideline medical tent. He then jogged to the locker room and did not return to the field for Washington’s ensuing possession.
Mariota had a towel over his right (throwing) hand as he jogged off the field.
The Commanders then announced that Mariota had cleared concussion protocol, but was questionable to return with a hand injury. The precise nature of the injury wasn’t initially clear.
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The Commanders held a 10-7 lead at the time of Mariota’s injury as they tried to spoil Philadelphia’s effort to clinch the NFC East title. The Eagles outscored Washington 22-8 from there and won the division, the NFC East’s first repeat champion in 21 years.
The Minnesota Vikings will be behind schedule on their road trip to face the New York Giants. But it sounds like things could have gone considerably worse.
Minnesota’s charter plane to New York experienced mechanical issues midair shortly after takeoff from the Twin Cities on Saturday afternoon. The plane turned around and returned to the Minneapolis-St. Paul area, where the Vikings planned to board another plane to travel to New Jersey.
“Shortly after departing, the team plane experienced mechanical issues that required a return to Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport. The team will board a second plane momentarily and is now expected to arrive at Newark International Airport later tonight.”
The itinerary change took place with the Vikings already on a tight schedule. The Vikings announced the change of plans shortly before 5 p.m. ET on Saturday, less than 24 hours before Sunday’s scheduled 1 p.m. kickoff.
The Vikings didn’t announce the nature of the mechanical failure. But the experience was surely unnerving for the Vikings as they prepared to play a road game. And whenever they get settled in New Jersey ahead of Sunday’s game, they’ll be behind an already tight schedule.
Whatever happens in Sunday’s game won’t impact the postseason. The Vikings and Giants have both been eliminated from the playoffs.
Ole Miss beat Tulane 45-10 in Week 4 of the 2025 season and, well, Saturday was another blowout. Ole Miss scored touchdowns on its first two drives to go up 14-0. Tulane never got the lead within 11 points after that.
The Green Wave hung around on the periphery for much of the first half, but Ole Miss ended any chances of a comeback at the start of the third quarter. After Tulane punted to open the half, Ole Miss went 80 yards in seven plays on a drive that was capped by a 13-yard TD pass from Trinidad Chambliss to De’Zhaun Stribling for a 24-3 lead.
Any chance Tulane had of a comeback was over from there. Especially after the Green Wave had squandered any and all chances they had at making the game closer in the first half.
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Tulane’s first four drives all ended in Ole Miss territory. But they only had three points to show from those trips thanks to an interception, a turnover on downs and a punt from the Ole Miss 48-yard line.
Overall, the Green Wave reached Ole Miss’ side of the field six different times. Yet they didn’t sniff the end zone until late in the fourth quarter when the game was well in hand.
Ole Miss, meanwhile, can argue that the game could have been over before halftime. Chambliss was forced to leave the game on the Rebels’ last drive after his head hit the turf. He was replaced by Austin Simmons, who quickly completed two passes and got the Rebels near the end zone.
However, Simmons fumbled when he was sacked with 15 seconds to go as Tulane was able to keep the score at 17-3 before the break.
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Georgia gave Ole Miss its only loss
The Bulldogs are the only team to beat Ole Miss all season.
On Oct. 18, Georgia beat the Rebels 43-35 after neither team punted over the first three quarters of the game. The Bulldogs took the lead with 7:29 to go and held on as Georgia got stops on the Rebels’ final three drives of the game.
These teams are a bit different now. Kiffin was calling the shots on the sideline two months ago. Now he’s in Baton Rouge preparing for his first season as LSU’s coach. Pete Golding, Ole Miss’ defensive coordinator in that game, is now the Rebels’ head coach.
That game was also a wakeup call for the Bulldogs’ defense. After allowing 35 points to Ole Miss and 41 points to Tennessee in Week 3, Georgia didn’t allow more than 21 points over the final six games of the season.
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And over the last four games, no team has scored more than 10 points against the Bulldogs. Georgia beat Texas 35-10, Charlotte 35-3, Georgia Tech 16-9, and Alabama 28-7 over its last four games.
Though Chambliss was cleared to return for the second half after his injury scare at the end of the second quarter, there could be greater concern about RB Kewan Lacy. The Rebels’ star running back appeared to suffer a left shoulder injury in the first half and aggravated it in the second half. Lacy didn’t return to the game — it was out of reach at that point in the second half — but Ole Miss will need him at full strength to have a chance of beating Georgia.
Jon Sumrall officially leaves Tulane for Florida
Saturday’s game was the final one for Tulane coach Jon Sumrall before he heads to Gainesville to coach the Gators.
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Sumrall, a former linebacker at Kentucky, was hired as the Gators’ coach at the end of the regular season but stayed with Tulane through the end of the Green Wave’s season.
Passing game coordinator Will Hall has already been named Sumrall’s successor. Hall, who was Tulane’s offensive coordinator in 2019 and 2020, was the head coach at Southern Miss for over three seasons before returning to the Tulane staff in 2025.
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Ole Miss blows out Tulane (for the second time this season) and doesn’t miss a beat without Lane Kiffin. The Rebels advance to face No. 3 Georgia in the Sugar Bowl on Jan. 1.
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Not bad for his first game in charge.
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Ole Miss will face No. 3 Georgia in the Sugar Bowl (CFP quarterfinals) on Jan. 1.
Georgia beat Ole Miss 43-35 in Athens on Oct. 18. Can The Rebels get revenge?
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Justyn Reid rumbles for a 29-yard catch and run for Tulane’s first TD of the game with 4 minutes left.
Ole Miss 41, Tulane 10
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Ole Miss fans are chanting the name of their new head coach, Pete Golding, who took over after the chaotic departure of Lane Kiffin at the end of the regular season. This is a pretty ideal start for the new coach.
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Once again, Tulane drives inside the Ole Miss 30 but can’t get any points out of it. Ole Miss has the ball with the backup offense on the field. It’s just a matter of running out the clock now.
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Trinidad Chambliss breaks a tackles and dives to the end zone for an 8-yard score. Now the Rebels are just adding style points to this one.
Ole Miss 41, Tulane 3 | 10:45 to play
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Another 4th-and-1, another QB sneak stopped short by Ole Miss. This time, QB Jake Retzlaff fumbled it away as Suntarine Perkins jumped on the ball to ensure another big stop for the Rebels defense.
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Logan Diggs punches in the 3-yard TD with starting RB Kewan Lacy out of the game and seen in some pain on the sideline. But the bottom line is the Rebels are running away with this one.
Ole Miss 34, Tulane 3
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Mississippi has a first and goal at the 3 to start the 4th quarter with a chance to run up the lead even more. It appears the rout is on in Oxford.
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Jake Retzlaff loses the ball on a run, and it pops right into the hands of Ole Miss’ Kapena Gushiken. Things are starting to spiral for the Green Wave.
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Lucas Carneiro boots a 48-yard field goal to add to the lead.
Ole Miss 27, Tulane 3
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The Ole Miss front line stonewalls Tulane QB Jake Retzlaff on two straight QB sneaks on 3rd and 4th down. Rebs take over at midfield.
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The Green Wave do not look like a team capable of overcoming a 21-point deficit after wasting so many opportunities so far. Tulane is fortunate to only be down 21 in some respects. But it can also rue its inability to turn drives that have gone into Ole Miss territory into more than three points.
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Trinidad Chambliss fires a short pass to De’Zhaun Stribling, who turns up field and gets into the end zone for a 13-yard score. Perfect start to the half for the Rebels.
Ole Miss 24, Tulane 3
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Good news for Ole Miss as both of their star payers who left injured late in the first half are back in the game.
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Tulane drove it into Ole Miss territory but couldn’t get into scoring range. That’s been a theme today for the Green Wave, who have moved the ball well but haven’t been able to finish drives.
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Tulane gets the ball to start the 2nd half. Can the Green Wave make it a game?
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Yes, Austin Simmons fumbled at the end of the first half, but he was 2-of-2 passing. Combine that with Trinidad Chambliss’ 13-of-16 performance, and the two QBs have thrown for 192 yards.
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Ole Miss has the edge in total yardage, but not by a ton:
