Tennessee Volunteers at Ohio State Buckeyes
· College Football Playoff First Round Presented by AllstateHoward throws 2 TD passes to Smith to help Ohio State rout Tennessee 42-17 in CFP
Quinshon Judkins and TreVeyon Henderson rushed for two touchdowns apiece as the Buckeyes (11-2) gave their fans an early Christmas present that should quiet some of the outcry following the devastating fourth straight loss to Michigan three weeks ago.
“You could tell from the jump that they had a look in their eyes that they were going to win this game,” Ohio State coach Ryan Day said.
Howard finished 24 for 29 for 311 yards, his second 300-yard game of the season. Smith had six catches for 103 yards, the sixth freshman to have over 100 receiving yards in a CFP game. Henderson had 10 carries for 80 yards.
“We really put together a full, all-out performance, and I think that’s what we needed to do and what we needed to show,” Howard said.
Eighth-seeded Ohio State scored on its first three drives while forcing three straight Tennessee punts. The ninth-seeded Vols (10-3) finally got on the board with a second-quarter field goal and touchdown but couldn't generate anything in the second half until getting a meaningless touchdown late in the game.
″We didn’t play the way we needed to, we didn’t play well enough, and we didn’t coach well enough," Tennessee coach Josh Heupel said.
“They made some plays — that’s going to happen against a good team, but what we didn’t do is to come back and find a way to get back on the right side of it, and that’s offensively and defensively."
The 473 yards gained by Ohio State was the most surrendered by the Tennessee defense all season.
The game-time temperature was 25 degrees and dropping in the first college football game played in December in 102-year-old Ohio Stadium.
Ohio State: The Buckeyes did what they didn't do against Michigan: get the ball on the boundary, throw deep to their most explosive players while establishing a run game.
“We called this game more aggressively,” Day said. “There’s no question about that.”
Iamaleava finished just 14 for 31 for 104 yards, his lowest total of the season. He rushed a career-high 20 times for 47 yards.
“I got after them at half time and challenged them, because I knew the way the game was going, as long as we did our job everything was going to turn out all right,” Ohio State defensive coordinator Jim Knowles said. “So, I thought we came out strong in the second half.”
How To Watch
How can I watch Tennessee Volunteers vs. Ohio State Buckeyes?
- TV Channel: Volunteers at Buckeyes 2021 College Football, week 1, is broadcasted on ABC.
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Scoring Summary
TD | 1st Period 12:46 | Jeremiah Smith 37 Yd pass from Will Howard (Jayden Fielding Kick) | |
TD | 1st Period 8:09 | Quinshon Judkins 1 Yd Run (Jayden Fielding Kick) | |
TD | 1st Period 3:27 | TreVeyon Henderson 29 Yd Run (Jayden Fielding Kick) | |
FG | 2nd Period 6:39 | Max Gilbert 36 Yd Field Goal | |
TD | 2nd Period 0:20 | Nico Iamaleava 2 Yd Run (Max Gilbert Kick) | |
TD | 3rd Period 9:16 | Jeremiah Smith 22 Yd pass from Will Howard (Jayden Fielding Kick) | |
TD | 3rd Period 1:18 | Quinshon Judkins 1 Yd Run (Jayden Fielding Kick) | |
TD | 4th Period 10:53 | TreVeyon Henderson 24 Yd Run (Jayden Fielding Kick) | |
TD | 4th Period 1:56 | Nico Iamaleava 2 Yd Run (Max Gilbert Kick) |
Statistics
TENN | OSU | |
---|---|---|
17 | 1st Downs | 24 |
6-16 | 3rd down efficiency | 4-9 |
1-2 | 4th down efficiency | 1-1 |
256 | Total Yards | 473 |
104 | Passing | 317 |
14/31 | Comp/Att | 25/31 |
3.4 | Yards per pass | 10.2 |
152 | Rushing | 156 |
39 | Rushing Attempts | 33 |
3.9 | Yards per rush | 4.7 |
6-50 | Penalties | 3-25 |
0 | Turnovers | 1 |
0 | Fumbles lost | 0 |
0 | Interceptions thrown | 1 |
27:10 | Possession | 32:50 |
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