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Yes, the first-round matchup between No. 11 Tulane and No. 6 Ole Miss is a rematch from the regular season. Ole Miss handily defeated Tulane 45-10 on Sept. 20. However, Rebels' coach Lane Kiffin is no longer with the team, while Tulane coach Jon Sumrall is coaching his team until the end of the playoff before heading to Florida.
On Friday, College GameDay will be at South Oval in Norman for the game between No. 8 Oklahoma and No. 9 Alabama. On Saturday, the show will be at Aggie Park in College Station for the game between No. 7 Texas A&M and No. 10 Miami.
Among ESPN’s College GameDay panel, only former Alabama coach Nick Saban picked the Crimson Tide to win the game. Current head coach Kalen DeBoer appeared on GameDay Saturday morning, and was on the receiving end of apologies from both Pat McAfee and Desmond Howard.
Diego Pavia won an army of fans and forced his way into the NFL Draft conversation with a remarkable season. After rising from junior college to the Heisman stage, the Vanderbilt quarterback had
James Madison got into the College Football Playoff thanks to complete chaos in the ACC. Can the Dukes make it more than one-and-done as the biggest underdog of the first round, where they travel to face Oregon?