Ole Miss routs Tulane to advance in College Football Playoff, joining Miami in quarterfinals

Saturday features a trio of College Football Playoff (CFP) first round matchups.

The No. 6 seed Ole Miss Rebels made light work of the No. 11 seed Tulane Green Wave at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, Mississippi, riding roughshod over the American Conference champions by a score of 41-10.

Despite losing their head coach Lane Kiffin, who left Oxford for the LSU head coaching job after the Rebels’ most successful season in more than 60 years, the dynamic Ole Miss offense didn’t seem to miss a beat on Saturday under new coach Pete Golding.

The Rebels piled up nearly 500 yards of offense in the game. Quarterback Trinidad Chambliss threw for 282 yards and a touchdown and ran…