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Ohio State and Tennessee will meet Saturday night in Columbus for the right to play in the Rose Bowl on New Year’s Day and face Oregon in the quarterfinals of the College Football Playoff.

Stephen, Stefan and Andrew go in-depth on Saturday night’s playoff matchup in the latest episode of Buckeye Talk, explaining why the Buckeyes need to get off to a fast start and why it’s important to know the referee for the game.

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Tennessee News

Statistical leaders

Passing by: Tennessee: Nico Iamaleava, 199-303 (65.7%), 2,512 yards, 19 TDs, 5 INTs. Ohio State: Will Howard, 227-314 (72.3%), 2,860 yards, 27 TDs, 8 INTs.

Rush: Tennessee: Dylan Sampson, 256 carries, 1,458 yards (5.8 average), 22 touchdowns. Ohio State: Quinshon Judkins, 147 carries, 805 yards (5.5 average), 8 touchdowns.

Reception: Tennessee: Dont’e Thornton Jr., 25 receptions, 647 yards (25.9 average), 6 touchdowns. Ohio State: Jeremiah Smith, 57 receptions, 934 yards (16.4 average), 10 touchdowns.

Tackles: Tennessee: Arion Carter, 65 tackles. Ohio State: Sonny Styler, 74 tackles.

Sacks: Tennessee: James Pearce Jr., 7.5 sacks. Ohio State: JT Tuimoloau, 6 sacks.

Interception: Tennessee: Jermod McCoy, 4 INTs. Ohio State: Denzel Burke, 2 INTs; Davison Igbinosun, 2 INTs.

Other College Football Playoff Games

Friday

No. 10 Indiana at No. 7 Notre Dame

Saturday

No. 11 SMU at No. 6 Penn State

No. 12 Clemson at No. 5 Texas