The Ole Miss Rebels blew out the Tulane Green Wave in a first-round College Football Playoff game. here are the highlights:

The Ole Miss Rebels nabbed their 15th consecutive win over Tulane and are now gearing up for a crucial clash with the Georgia Bulldogs in the quarterfinal.

The Green Wave are out to avenge a 45-10 loss to the Rebels in Oxford on Sept. 20. Jon Sumrall is looking to extend his stretch as the Tulane head coach before he leaves to take over the Florida program. As for Ole Miss, Pete Golding is looking for his first victory as the Rebels’ head coach following Lane Kiffin’s departure to LSU.

Ole Miss hosts Tulane in the first round of the College Football Playoff. Here's how to watch, including TV schedule, live game odds and more:

With the win, Ole Miss is off to the Sugar Bowl for a rematch against Georgia, the SEC champs and the only team to beat the Rebels in the regular season. Tulane finished 11-3, with head coach Jon Sumrall now heading to Gainesville, Fla., to take over at Florida.

Tulane's College Football Playoff rematch with Ole Miss proved no different than the teams' first meeting, with the Wave falling behind early and never mounting a comeback in a 41-10 season-ending defeat.

The Georgia Bulldogs and the Ole Miss Rebels are set to meet on Jan. 1 in the Sugar Bowl, which serves as a College Football Playoff quarterfinal game this season. Ole Miss advanced to the quarterfinals thanks to its win against Tulane in the opening round of the College Football Playoff.

Why the Georgia Bulldogs matchup against Ole Miss better this time around. It has kind of become the college football playoff of rematches this year. Ole Miss