Ole Miss has already dominated Tulane on the field this season, but now both are poised for a rematch in the first round of the College Football Playoff this weekend. Trinidad Chambliss helped lead the Rebels to a 35-point win over the Green Wave back in late September, but plenty has changed since then. Usually, coaches who lead teams to the playoff don’t leave for better jobs, but that’s what Lane Kiffin did, bolting the Ole Miss team he helped bring to national prominence and landing at LSU, leaving Pete Golding as the coach of the Rebels’ future. Ole Miss didn’t get to play for the SEC championship, but Tulane played for and won the American title, setting up a rematch in Oxford for what should be the biggest sporting event in the history of the state. The Rebels’ offense is built around pace, matchup hunting, and stressing defenses horizontally before taking vertical shots, so Tulane has to be able to handle tempo and tackle well in space to avoid getting bled by efficient drives and occasional explosiv
