Ohio State Triumphs Over Tennessee 42-17 in Playoff Game

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00:00The night cap was all Buckeyes at the Shoe in Columbus.

00:07Ohio State hammering Tennessee in the 8-9 matchup, 42-17.

00:13The Bucs cover as a 7.5 point home favorite.

00:17A total that was our lowest of the four games in the opening round, skies over 46.5.

00:23All four home teams victorious, of course, in the first round of the CFP.

00:28All four home teams booked as the favorite.

00:31All four home teams covered.

00:32A perfect 4-0 against the spread.

00:35First two games under, we saw a lot of scoring in our final two, capped off by maybe the

00:40most impressive performance Ohio State has seen this season.

00:43Yeah, about a million different things we can do with this game here.

00:46Let's go to the Ohio State side of it.

00:49I'll do what Kirk should do, okay?

00:53That being Herbstreit.

00:54Yes.

00:56He said, oh, well, what are they, or excuse me, actually really more so what Shannon should

01:00have done, right?

01:02Instead of threatening to beat up your colleague, why don't you come out and say, congrats Ohio

01:10State for winning a first round playoff game that ultimately you were in because we expanded.

01:15This isn't the level at which we judge Ohio State on.

01:19Next game against Oregon is where we will decide whether or not Ryan Day should keep

01:24this job because quite frankly, going out against Tennessee, throwing the football all

01:28over the field, which is obviously what you should have done against Michigan, does suggest

01:33that they own an insane amount of real estate within your head, or you don't know how to

01:38prepare for Michigan, and that is a problem.

01:41Again, not, you don't want to mess with, I'm just saying, that's not a sports conversation

01:47because it is fair to question Ryan Day's status going into that game.

01:52It is unsurprising that people then went, now what?

01:56But the follow-up is, now the Rose Bowl, like, is Ohio State's season a success by any measure

02:03to any reasonable person?

02:05No, not at all, not at all, and they're going to have to prove it against Oregon because

02:09they are heading into this matchup, Oregon is still, in my opinion, the most complete

02:14team heading into the playoffs.

02:15We'll see how that game plays out, but I will give props.

02:18Bill Howard stepped up, 317 yards, 80% completion percentage, two touchdowns, one interception.

02:25Defensively, they shut down Dylan Samson, and the rushing attack for much of the game

02:29put the pressure on Nico.

02:32Dylan Samson was injured.

02:33Yes, yes, but what I'm saying is the rushing attack still was not a main component of that

02:40offense.

02:41They trailed 21 to nothing and then, you know, got 10 garbage points in the second quarter

02:45and were never, you know, left for dead in the second half.

02:49That is the defense that needs to bring it against Oregon in terms of this matchup if

02:53they're going to win the game.

02:54That's easier said than done.

02:56Again, that's not the base and success for Ohio State, but I'll just say this, Tennessee,

03:03paper tiger.

03:04You come out walking with no shirts on.

03:06You need a better effort.

03:07I mean, you want to show up your opponent on their field.

03:09You need a much better effort in the trenches.

03:12That wasn't SEC football, and they didn't deserve to be in the playoff.

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