The Ohio State Buckeyes displayed that they do, in fact, have plenty of mental toughness in their College Football Playoff win over Tennessee Volunteers.
Ohio State went into its first-round College Football Playoff matchup against theWill Howard was under fire. The play calling was in the crosshairs. Ryan Day's job security had become a regular topic of discussion.
Howard, who looked like a deer in headlights in the regular-season finale against Michigan, stepped up with a significant performance. Yes, there was the red zone interception, but in the end, it was no harm, no foul . But the most impressive part of this showing by Ohio State was the resolve that it demonstrated, picking itself up off the mat after a soul-crushing defeat to the Wolverines earlier in the month.
And considering that Tennessee's defense was even stingier than Michigan's this year, I certainly didn't anticipate that Ohio State would drop 42 points.A couple of weeks ago, it was beginning to look like the Buckeyes wouldn't even have a chance against Oregon. Heck, there were some who felt that the Volunteers would beat them.
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