Josh Heupel knew the physicality would come on Saturday Ohio State. The Tennessee Head coach probably didn’t bet on his quarterback, Nico Iamaleavahad a cracked helmet after a ride. But when Iamaleavea left the sideline early in the first quarter with a large crack on a white portion of his helmet.

At linebacker, Ohio State tried to bring Iamaleava down on third down Cody Simon reinforced. In a major collision between the two, there was helmet-to-helmet contact, but not to the extent that a targeted attack occurred.

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Before Tennessee took the field for the second time, an entirely new helmet was required. A scramble for the team’s equipment staff, even if Ohio State’s offense gave them some time to bring in replacements.

“It was a huge success,” said ESPN’s Marty Smith. “In fact, it left a 15cm crack on Nico Iamaleava’s helmet. He now has a new helmet. Tennessee’s equipment team worked hard last time to prepare for the new helmet. They just told me that the equipment personnel were very similar to what happened Patrick Mahomes‘ Helm in Kansas City a few weeks ago.