By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Jake Retzlaff had two short touchdown runs, Jamauri McClure rushed for 121 yards and a score and Tulane beat North Texas 34-21 in the American Conference championship game Friday night — a victory that likely secured a College Football Playoff bid.

Chris Rogers returned an interception 35-yards for a touchdown for Tulane (11-2), which intercepted three passes and recovered two fumbles in an effort that is expected to delay coach Jon Sumrall’s departure for the Florida job he accepted last Sunday.

He’s said that if the Green Wave qualified for the 12-team CFP, he’d see that through to the end.

The loss marked the end of the line for North Texas coach Eric Morris, who like Sumrall already had been hired away after leading the Mean Green

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