Desrosiers scores 3 TDs as Memphis tops No. 18 Tulane 34-24 to end the Green Wave's faint CFP hopes

NEW ORLEANS -- , When three deep passes by Darian Mensah resulted in turnovers, Tulane's long-shot hopes of sneaking into the College Football Playoff slipped away. Greg Desrosiers Jr . caught two scoring passes and ran for a touchdown, and Memphis defeated No. 18 Tulane 34-24 on Thursday night to end the Green Wave's eight-game winning streak. “You can’t have the critical mistakes we had," said Tulane coach Jon Sumrall, whose team needed to win its regular-season finale and the American Athletic Conference title game to have any realistic chance at making the new 12-team CFP. “There’s a lot of stuff we didn’t execute to our standard that we have for several games in a row now," he added. "It’s very frustrating. We’re all hurting, and it should hurt when you play a game like that.” Two turnovers by Tulane (9-3, 7-1 AAC, No.