Ohio State 42, Tennessee 17. The Vols’ 21-0 hole after the game’s first 12 minutes was too deep to escape. Ohio State’s talent at edge rusher and receiver overwhelmed Tennessee.

Ohio State won in the trenches on both sides of the ball, and the Buckeyes' wide receivers were dominant against Tennessee's secondary. The performance from Ohio State's wide rece

Will Howard threw two touchdown passes to freshman Jeremiah Smith and Ohio State routed Tennessee 42-17 on Saturday night in a first-round College Football Playoff game, setting up a New Year’s Day rematch with No.

Ohio State quarterback Will Howard is apparently a Game of Thrones fan. Howard trolled Tennessee with a famous quote from the popular HBO show after

Tennessee's best player, running back Dylan Sampson, was hampered by a hamstring injury, and no other Vols runners had room to move. The Volunteers were saved by some tricky running by quarterback Nico Iamaleava, who ran for 47 yards on 20 carries. Sampson had two carries for 6 yards.

The Buckeyes were dominant in their first-round matchup with Tennessee. Now they're turning their attention to the College Football Playoff's top seed.