Defensive tackle Santana Hopper admitted he had tried to forget all about Tulane’s September defenestration at the hands of Ole Miss when he talked Sunday about the Dec. 20 rematch in the College Football Playoff (2:30 p.m., TNT).

Nothing went right in a 45-10 loss that was every bit as lopsided as the score indicated at Vaught Hemingway Stadium, which is a house of horrors for the Green Wave. It was the worst margin of defeat since its last visit to Oxford, Mississippi, when the Rebels won 61-21 in 2021.

Wide receiver Bryce Bohanon is the only current team member who played in that one, but September’s loss should be fresh in everyone’s mind. Quarterback Trinidad Chambliss passed for 307 yards and rushing for a season-high 112 in his second start for Ole Miss.

“I don’t remember too

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