Ohio State will get its rematch with Oregon.
The No. 8 Buckeyes jumped out to a 21-0 first-quarter lead on the way to a 42-17 College Football Playoff win over No. 9 Tennessee in a game that will assuredly take a little pressure off coach Ryan Day following the Buckeyes’ Week 14 loss to Michigan. At least for a little bit.
Star freshman wide receiver Jeremiah Smith opened the scoring with a TD catch on a perfectly thrown pass from Will Howard.
Smith then put the game out of reach in the third quarter when he caught another dime from Howard to give the Buckeyes a 28-10 lead.
Tennessee had crept back into the game in the second quarter, but Ohio State forced a punt when the Volunteers received the kickoff to open the third quarter. And right after Smith’s second TD of the night pushed the lead back to three scores, Tennessee punted again. Not long after the punt, Ohio …