This is possibly the AAC game of the year, equipped with potential New Year’s Six stakes.
Memphis and Tulane share the conference’s best overall record at 4-1, and both the Tigers and Green Wave remain undefeated in AAC play while dropping just one hard-fought battle to an SEC opponent. Although conference realignment altered the league’s nucleus of powers, the AAC typically receives a New Year’s Six bid — earning the honor in each of the last six seasons.
Maintaining just one loss may be essential to remaining on track for the New Year’s Six, only adding a sweetened prize to an already-enticing matchup.