FIRST AND TEN

• Ohio State University, the No. 6 ranked team in the nation by the Associated Press and AFCA Coaches and the No. 8 seed in the 2024 College Football Playoffs, hosts the Tennessee Volunteers, ranked 7th in both polls and the No. 9 seed in the CFP, in an 8:10 p.m., first-round CFP game Saturday at Ohio Stadium.
• The winner advances to play No. 1 and undefeated Oregon Jan. 1 at 5:10 EST at the Rose Bowl in the CFP quarterfinals.
• This first game at Ohio Stadium in the month of December for Ohio State is the last of the four CFP first-round games after Indiana at Notre Dame (Friday at 8 p.m.) and the Saturday afternoon games featuring SMU at Penn State (noon) and Clemson at Texas (4 p.m.).
• ESPN/ABC will be back in Columbus broadcasting nationally for the first time since the 2022 season when the network carried Ohio State wins over Notre Dame and Wisconsin.
• This is only the second meeting on the gridiron between the two schools. Tennessee defeated Ohio State, 20-14, at the Florida Citrus Bowl in Orlando following the 1995 regular season.
• Please dress warmly. The forecast calls for a game-day high of 28 degrees and a low of 20.