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College playoffs looks for good matchups after snoozy first round of blowouts
For those who dozed through it, or flipped to more compelling fare in the NFL, here's a brief recap of the rollout of the much-anticipated College Football Playoff. Average final score: Winners 36, Losers 17. In four games, not a single one was closer than a 10-point...
Dylan Sampson's hamstring injury leaves Tennessee's offense struggling in CFP loss to Ohio State
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Tennessee reached the College Football Playoff for the first time in large part due to a rushing attack fueled by Dylan Sampson. On Saturday night, the Volunteers were without the services of their workhorse running back when they need him the most. ...
Howard throws 2 TD passes to Smith to help Ohio State rout Tennessee 42-17 in CFP
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Will Howard threw two touchdown passes to freshman Jeremiah Smith and Ohio State routed Tennessee 42-17 on Saturday night in a first-round College Football Playoff game, setting up a New Year's Day rematch with No. 1 Oregon at the Rose Bowl. Quinshon Judkins...
Ohio State wants redemption, Tennessee seeks respect in first-round CFP matchup
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Coach Josh Heupel doesn't much care for the narrative that No. 7 Tennessee, with its checkered history over the past 15 years, is content just to have reached the College Football Playoff. The fourth-year coach knows that mindset won't work facing a team like...
No. 6 Ohio State looks for redemption hosting No. 7 Tennessee to start playoffs
No. 7 Tennessee (10-2, CFP No. 7) at No. 6 Ohio State (10-2, CFP No. 6), Saturday, 8 p.m. EST (ESPN). BetMGM College Football Odds: Ohio State by 7 1/2. Series record: Tennessee leads 1-0. What's at stake? Ohio State has the bad taste of...
Brr! Winter adds an old-school challenge to the CFP. Visiting teams insist it's 'snow' problem
Asked if playing in near-freezing weather at Ohio State might pose a challenge for his team, Tennessee coach Josh Heupel quickly noted that it wouldn’t be the Volunteers’ first rodeo with the cold. Kicker Max Gilbert even posted a photo last week standing with teammates as light...
College Football Playoff picks: SMU, Clemson, Vols, Hoosiers beware as CFP opens on campus
Welcome to the new-look postseason, where the path to the national championship begins at campus sites for eight of the 12 teams in the College Football Playoff. Bundle up, buttercup. Snow showers are forecast to give way to cloudy skies...
Ohio State’s Howard and Vols' Iamaleava dealing with playoff pressure from different perspectives
Nico Iamaleava has been learning on the job with each snap, and Saturday night will be his 14th start this year for the seventh-ranked Tennessee Volunteers. Will Howard's next start for No. 6 Ohio State could be his last in college. The quarterbacks in Saturday night's first-round...
Rested Dylan Sampson eager to help No. 7 Vols take 1st CFP step at No. 6 Ohio State
Dylan Sampson's amazing season is proof of Tennessee coach Josh Heupel's ability to switch offensive gears from the up-tempo style he has run for years. Sampson has more than delivered, literally helping run the seventh-ranked Volunteers into the newly expanded College Football...
Tennessee Vols butt of no more jokes and playoff-bound revived by Josh Heupel
A turnover trashcan foreshadowed a coaching search best described as a dumpster fire that wound up costing both a coach and athletic director their jobs. A revolving door to the coaching office. NCAA investigations and scholarship reductions. Don't forget the mustard bottle thrown...
