Ole Miss rolls past Tulane in College Football Playoff debut after Lane Kiffin’s departure

Heisman Trophy winner and former NFL quarterback Robert Griffin III didn't mince his words about his thoughts on the College Football Playoff selection committee, saying it ‘got it wrong this year.’

Lane Kiffin's controversial departure did not hurt Ole Miss in the team’s first-round College Football Playoff matchup with Tulane.

The Rebels cruised to a 41-10 victory over the 11th-seeded Green Wave Saturday. Ole Miss quarterback Trinidad Chambliss received treatment on the field and was sidelined during the Rebels’ final first-half series.

Chambliss was evaluated for a concussion and cleared. He reentered the game for Ole Miss’ first possession of the third quarter and finished with one passing touchdown and two rushing scores.

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Trinidad Chambliss (6) of the Ole Miss Rebels scores a touchdown in the first quarter of a first-round College Football Playoff game against the Tulane Green Wave at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium Dec. 20, 2025, in Oxford, Miss. (Wes Hale/Getty Images)

Tulane quarterback Jake Retzlaff orchestrated an offense that managed to move the ball at times, but the Rebels remained comfortably ahead throughout. Ole Miss’ dominance nearly mirrored September’s 45-10 win over Tulane.

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Retzlaff finished with 306 yards passing and a touchdown for Tulane, whose loss dropped non-Power Five conference teams to 0-3 in CFP games. James Madison is the lone non-Power Five team remaining in this year’s playoff. The Dukes trailed Oregon by 31 points with less than five minutes remaining in the first half of their first-round matchup Saturday night.

De'Zhaun Stribling (1) of the Ole