Safety Bailey Despanie, one of seven Tulane players on the verge of making American Conference history, understands exactly how significant a win against Charlotte would be Saturday.

No one has reached the league’s championship game four years in a row since its inception in 2015, but the 49ers (1-10, 0-7) are the only team standing between the Green Wave (9-2, 6-1) and that first-time accomplishment.

When Despanie redshirted in 2021, Tulane went 2-10. In his four active seasons, the Wave is 41-11.

“It definitely makes it sweeter for me that we put so much into the program to put us in this position,” he said. “It took a lot from administration, coaching and the players. Everybody just bought into our Tulane culture. I feel like that’s the majority of it right there. Everybody just b

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