No. 17 Tulane and No. 25 SMU have yet to lose a game in the American Athletic Conference this season. Several power conference programs have coaching openings to fill, and Tulane coach Willie Fritz looks like an increasingly attractive candidate after leading the Green Wave to more than 20 victories in a two-season span for the first time since the program's founding in 1893. Meanwhile, Fritz is trying to motivate his team by highlighting their opportunity to do something few Green Wave fans have seen in their lifetimes.
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The No. 22 CFP nationally ranked Tulane football team (11-1, 8-0 AAC) racked up three of the league’s end of the season awards and a total of 18 All-American Athletic Conference (AAC) selections on Wednesday.
Makhi Hughes rushed for a career-high 166 yards and a touchdown, Tulane's defense produced five turnovers and a fourth-down stop on its own 10, and the No. 18 Green Wave defeated UTSA 29-16 on Friday to secure the right to host the American Athletic Conference title game for a second straight season. Chris Brazzell caught five passes for 93 yards and two touchdowns to prop up a Green Wave passing game missing leading receivers Lawrence Keys and Jha'Quan Jackson. Tulane (11-1, 8-0 AAC) has won 10 straight, with its only loss coming in Week 2 against No. 12 Mississippi — a game Green Wave starting quarterback Michael Pratt missed with a leg injury.