A intersectional clash in the type of environment that only the 12-team Playoff could create set up Vols fans to make their presence known.

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.

It’s been a long three weeks for Ohio State fans, especially on social media. Both Tennessee and Michigan fans have been relentless in their trolling of Buckeye Nation on X (formerly Twitter). But Ryan Day and his team didn’t hear any of the chatter, or maybe they heard all of it. Either way, the men in Scarlet and Gray came out swinging.