Five takeaways from Tennessee’s season finale at Ohio State

Tennessee Volunteers versus the Ohio State Buckeyes in the College Football Playoff first round at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio on December 21, 2024. Photo by Dan Harralson, Vols Wire

No. 8 seed Ohio State (11-2, 7-2 Big Ten) defeated No. 9 seed Tennessee (10-3, 6-2 SEC), 42-17, on Saturday at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio during the first round of the College Football Playoff.

The Buckeyes eliminated Tennessee from the inaugural 12-team College Football Playoff. The Vols’ 2024 season has concluded.

“We’ve got to play better,” Tennessee head coach Josh Heupel said. “We’ve got to coach better. Ohio State is a good football team. Tonight wasn’t one of our best performances this year, and so at the end of the day we’ve got to continue to grow. We’ll start again and start retooling, rebuilding and grow as a football team. Two years ago, I don’t know, we finished sixth in the country. There’s a standard inside of our building, and we’re going to continue to grow.”

PHOTOS: Ohio State defeats Tennessee at Ohio Stadium

Below are five takeaways from Tennessee’s season finale.

Cold weather

Jakobe Thomas, Arion Carter and James Pearce Jr. Tennessee Volunteers versus the Ohio State Buckeyes in the College Football Playoff first round at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio on December 21, 2024. Photo by Dan Harralson, Vols Wire

According to the University of Tennessee, the temperature at kickoff for the Tennessee-Ohio State game was 25 degrees, tying the third-coldest game for the Vols since 1950.

Nov. 25, 1950 vs. Kentucky – 10 degrees

Nov. 22, 1952 vs. Kentucky – 18 degrees

Nov. 26, 1977 vs. Vanderbilt – 25 degrees

Dec. 21, 2024 at Ohio State – 25 degrees

Big Ten opponent on the road

Saturday’s contest marked the first road game for the Vols against a Big Ten member at the time of the meeting. Tennessee’s previous matchups versus Big…

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Publish date : 2024-12-22 13:32:00

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