USC Cotton Bowl opponent: Tulane 2022 season review and fast facts about the Green Wave

Learn more about the #Tulane team #USC will face on January 2, plus some fascinating facts about the Green Wave’s football history. #CottonBowl

The USC Trojans have their bowl opponent: the Tulane Green Wave. After Lincoln Riley’s team suffered heartbreak against Utah once again (this time in the Pac-12 title game), the Trojans go from a College Football Playoff spot to the Cotton Bowl.

Still, a New Year’s Six Bowl in the first year of the Riley era is a step in the right direction, and there is a lot to love about a USC-Tulane matchup in Texas. 

With the Cotton Bowl nearly a month away, let’s take a look at Tulane’s season and examine some of the key players as the Trojans try to finish the season with a bowl victory.