The Buckeyes will need to strike the right balance between showing physicality and maximizing the perhaps the best receiver unit in America.

No. 8 Ohio State will play No. 9 Tennessee in the first round of the College Football Playoff quarterfinals. Here’s how the teams match up and some predictions.

The Tennessee Volunteers have been predicted to lose to the Ohio State Buckeyes in the college football playoff. We are a little over a week away from the firs

With the first round a week out, we look ahead to the Ohio State Buckeyes showdown with the Tennessee Volunteers to open up the first round of the College Football Playoff.

The Buckeyes lost their fourth straight game to arch rival Michigan but still have a potential National Championship run in their sights with a Dec. 21 date at the Horseshoe looming against Josh Heupel, Nico Iamaleava and the Tennessee Volunteers .

Ohio State will play Tennessee for just the second time when the teams meet at Ohio Stadium in the College Football Playoff. The programs are set to face off at 8 p.m. Dec. 21 in a first-round game, with the winner advancing to the Rose Bowl against No.

Ohio State will face Tennessee at Ohio Stadium in the first round of the 12-team College Football Playoff. The game will be at 8 p.m. Dec 21. The Buckeyes are the No. 8 seed and will face the No. 9 Volunteers. The winner of that game will face No. 1 Oregon in a quarterfinal. The Buckeyes (10-2) will face Tennessee (10-2).

A marquee first-round matchup is set to kick off the 12-team College Football Playoff, as No. 8 Ohio State will play host to No. 9 Tennessee in a notable Big Te

The first-round of the College Football Playoff will be contested Dec. 20-21. No. 9 seed Tennessee (10-2, 6-2 SEC) will play at No. 8 seed Ohio State (10-2, 7-2 Big Ten) on Dec. 21. Kickoff is schedul