Memphis beat Tulane on Thanksgiving Day. The win put the Tigers in the AP football rankings for the first time since 2000.

College football's final week claimed its first major victim Thursday night, as No. 17 Tulane fell 34-24 at home against Memphis. Though the result doesn't knock the Green Wave out of the American Athletic Conference Championship Game -- Tulane clinched a berth two weeks ago with a win against Navy -- it did have major implications on a heated College Football Playoff race.

It was hard not feel good about the state of Tulane's program the way they had been playing recently. After suffering two losses in a row to Power 4 schools, th

Memphis dominated Tulane, illustrating the potential the Tigers flashed all season. It was a stark contrast with their losses this season.

Memphis football's win over Tulane on Thanksgiving was a massive one for the Tigers, who reached double-digit wins. But how big was it?

Thanksgiving football brought some early clarity to the playoff race entering the final week of the regular season, and proved a damning moment for would-be Gro

Odds courtesy of BetMGM. Tulane opened as 13.5-point favorites but the line has since moved to a flat -14. The Tigers have only covered ATS twice in their last eight games with a push, while the Green Wave are 7-1 ATS in their last eight.

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Greg Desrosiers Jr. caught two scoring passes and ran for a touchdown, and Memphis defeated No. 18 Tulane 34-24 to knock the Green Wave out of CFP contention.

A sigh of relief registered following a Thanksgiving feast in locales such as Tempe, Ames, Provo, the Little Apple and Boulder.

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