With every snap bearing the weight of a season’s hopes, the American Conference Championship has become the year’s first crucial playoff game. Tulane and North Texas walk into Friday night with that golden group-of-five ticket to the 12-team college football playoff. North Texas is coming in at 11-1 behind the best offense in the country, so New Orleans will have an exciting game. Both Eric Morris and Jon Sumrall are coaching their teams while they are already locked into Power Four jobs at Oklahoma State and the Florida Gators.

“I’m just super proud of our coaches and our players to be able to stay committed to the process and each other,” Morris said. “It’s been awesome for me to be in my position and see the way our kids continue to respond and the way that they played throughout,

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