The first ever home playoff game at Ohio Stadium turned out to be a victory party as Ohio State buried Tennessee, 42-17, in front of a raucous crowd featuring ~20K (?) Volunteers faithful, at least until the reality of watching a blowout loss in frigid temperatures sent many in orange filing for the exits well before the clock struck zeroes.
The win, coming on the heels of a well-documented embarrassing loss to Michigan, vaulted the Buckeyes into a CFP matchup with top-seed Oregon, set for 5:30 p.m. ET on January 1 in the Rose Bowl.
There will plenty of time for diving into the Ducks/Bucks rematch but for now, here are Five Things from Ohio State's dominant performance over an SEC foe that was simply outclassed in both the trenches and the skill positions and had nowhere near the depth of the Buckeyes.