Memphis football dominated Tulane on Thanksgiving, showing the country the potential the Tigers had teased all season in a high-profile showdown.

The Tulane football team was off from the start against Memphis and could not find a way back in, committing too many mistakes and also getting beaten at the line of scrimmage on both sides of the ball on Thanksgiving night.

An exciting showdown takes place tonight as the No. 20 ranked Tulane Green Wave take on the Memphis Tigers while you digest your Thanksgiving meal.

The No. 11 Broncos host Oregon State on Friday and still have the Mountain West Championship Game to play. If Boise State and No. 22 UNLV (vs. Nevada) win this weekend, the MWC championship would be a de facto CFP play-in game.

Tulane tight end Alex Bauman (87) makes a catch against Memphis defensive back AJ Watts (10) during the first half of an NCAA football game at Yulman Stadium in New Orleans, Thursday, Nov. 28, 2024. (Staff photo by Scott Threlkeld, The Times-Picayune)

Greg Desrosiers Jr. caught two scoring passes and ran for a touchdown, and Memphis defeated No. 18 Tulane 34-24 on Thursday night to end the Green Wave’s long-shot bid for a berth in the College Football Playoff.

The 17th-ranked Tulane Green Wave look to stay in College Football Playoff contention on Thanksgiving Day with a home contest against the Memphis Tigers.

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 Group of Five hopeful Tulane. All the Green Wave had to do was take out AAC challenger Memphis and put on a good show in the conference championship game to get the College Football Playoff selection committee’s attention.