Live Updates: Ole Miss Football vs. Tulane Green Wave in the College Football Playoff

No. 6 Ole Miss (11-1, 7-1 SEC) will host the Tulane Green Wave at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium on Saturday afternoon in the program's College Football Playoff debut in Oxford.

In what will be Pete Golding's debut as the shot-caller of the Ole Miss program, the Rebels are set to make history after cracking the 12-team bracket for the first time in school history.

“I think we owe this to the team, to the fans, to the university to have blinders on right now. I know what it takes to win football games," Golding said this week.

"I know what it takes to be successful on defense and it’s hard work and you got to do it better than anybody else and you got to be willing to do things that they’re not. I think when you start getting caught up in moments and start taking pictures and do all that, you’re focus is on the wrong thing.”

Here's what Golding said of the matchup, pregame updates and a live thread from Saturday afternoon at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium.

Ole Miss Rebels Football: Trinidad Chambliss. — Courtesy of Ole Miss Rebels Football.

What Pete Golding Said: CFP Edition

“We’re going to be locked in,” Golding said this week. “We’ve got to be focused. Turnovers are going to be critical. We neutralized that last time, but there were three critical fourth-down stops in that game that kind of swung the momentum of the game.

"Their two losses, they’re minus-eight in possessions gained. They do an unbelievable job of taking the football away.”

Pregame Updates:

- Ole Miss head coach Pete Golding will make his debut as the shot-caller in this one amid Lane Kiffin's departure to the LSU Tigers.

- Ole Miss will be without: CB Cedrick Beavers, LB Raymond Collins, and OL John Wayne Oliver.

- Golding and Co. will await cornerback Antonio Kite's status after working through pregame warmups at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium on Saturday.

Live Updates:

[Make sure to refresh your browser for the latest information. Scroll down for the most recent updates each quarter.]

First Quarter:

- The Ole Miss Rebels have won the opening coin toss and elected to receive. Pete Golding and Co. will start off the program's College Football Playoff debut with the ball.

- Trinidad Chambliss and the Ole Miss Rebels march down the field in the blink of an eye on a three-play touchdown drive. Chambliss connects on a pair of pass attempts for 55 total yards with Kewan Lacy taking his first touch 20 yards for the score. 3-play, 75-yard touchdown drive in 59 seconds.

Score Update: Ole Miss 7, Tulane 0

- Tulane quarterback Jake Retzlaff and the Green Wave quickly convert on a pair of third down conversions to get into Ole Miss territory, but Ole Miss defensive back Jaylon Braxton stops Tulane's drive with an interception. Green Wave's 10-play, 52-yard drive ends in a turnover. Rebels ball on their own 40-yard line to start their second possession. 8:47 remaining in the first frame.

- Ole Miss capitalizes off of the turnover with another instant touchdown drive. Trinidad Chambliss takes in a rushing attempt to cap off the scoring drive. Four plays to go 60 yards to get in the end-zone once again. Rebels have taken a two score lead on just 7 total plays with 135 yards of offense.

Score Update: Ole Miss 14, Tulane 0

- Jake Retzlaff and Co. navigate an eight-play, 38-yard drive, but a gamble by the Green Wave staff on 4th-and-2 stalls the drive on an incompletion. Ole Miss takes over in their own territory.

- The Tulane Green Wave defense gets a much-needed stop after forcing Trinidad Chambliss and the Ole Miss Rebels to punt it away following a three-and-out. Tulane gets the ball back with 1:05 remaining in the frame on their own 18-yard line.

End of 1Q: Ole Miss 14, Tulane 0

Second Quarter:

- Tulane navigates a five-play, 61-yard scoring drive after connecting on a 39-yard field goal attempt by Patrick Durkin. Retzlaff goes 2-for-3 with 65 passing yards to get the Green Wave in field goal range.

Score Update: Ole Miss 14, Tulane 3

- On the ensuing drive for the Ole Miss Rebels, Trinidad Chambliss and Co. are unable to get in a groove after a 6-play, 14-yard drive results in a punt. Tulane fair catches at their own 19-yard line and will take control with 12:01 remaining in the half.

- After exchanging punts, the Ole Miss Rebels receive the ball back, but running back Kewan Lacy and quarterback Trinidad Chambliss head to the medical tent after being banged up just plays apart. Austin Simmons enters for Chambliss - completing a pair of passes for 25 yards - but fumbles on the ensuing play.

Halftime: Ole Miss 17, Tulane 3

Third Quarter:

- The Ole Miss defense steps up to open the third quarter after forcing a punt following a 6-play, 32-yard drive on the first possession of the game.

- On the ensuing drive, Ole Miss quarterback Trinidad Chambliss and Kewan Lacy return to the game for the Rebels after exiting the first game with injury. Ole Miss wastes no time to get back in the end-zone with Chambliss connecting with De'Zhaun Stribling for the score. 7-play, 80-yard drive.

Score Update: Ole Miss 24, Tulane 3

- Pete Golding's defense has come to play in the second half here against the Green Wave at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium. Ole Miss forces a turnover on downs on Tulane's second offensive possession of the game with Kam Franklin coming up with a fourth down stop. Rebels take over on Tulane's 47-yard line.

End of 3Q: Ole Miss 27, Tulane 3

Fourth Quarter:

- Ole Miss running back Logan Diggs caps off an 8-play, 52-yard scoring drive with a three-yard touchdown run of his own from inside the five-yard line. Rebels continue piling it on at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium with Chambliss goin 4-for-4 with 43 passing yards on the drive.

Score Update: Ole Miss 34, Tulane 3

- After forcing a turnover on downs on the ensuing drive, Trinidad Chambliss and Co. march down the field at ease with Ole Miss' signal-caller punching in an eight-yard rushing touchdown to cap off a 5-play, 29-yard drive.

Score Update: Ole Miss 41, Tulane 3

- Jake Retzlaff and the Green Wave continue fighting until the clock hits zero after navigating a 4-play, 80-yard scoring drive. Retzlaff connects with Justyn Reid for the 29-yard touchdown.

Score Update: Ole Miss 41, Tulane 10

FINAL: Ole Miss 41, Tulane 10

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