The Buckeyes will face off against the Volunteers in the first round of the 12-team College Football Playoff in a historic primetime matchup.
Ohio State will make history by hosting its first ever December game at Ohio Stadium, facing off against Tennessee in the first round of the 12-team College Football Playoff . This matchup marks the Buckeyes' first game of the season on ESPN and will be broadcast in prime time at 8 p.m. Eastern. Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit, and Holly Rowe will be on the call. The game will be just the second nighttime matchup at Ohio Stadium this season, breaking a string of six straight noon games.
Ohio State and Tennessee both enter the game at 10-2, with a trip to the Rose Bowl to face No. 1 Oregon on the line. The Buckeyes are touchdown favorites
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