Dylan Sampson quote on playing Ohio State will fire up Tennessee fans everywhere

There's no other way to say it, but the Tennessee football team was robbed of hosting a first-round College Football Playoff game. Instead, Josh Heupel and the Vols are headed to Columbus to take on Ohio State in what should be a thrilling Round 1 contest.

On Sunday, everyone was waiting to see where the Vols would end up, but as we all know by now, the committee doubled down on its mistake and has UT on the road. You think the players care about that? Not at all.

Dylan Sampson was asked about the upcoming matchup against the Buckeyes and he made things more than clear - it doesn't matter who the Vols face. They're going to be ready to give it their all against anyone and at any stadium.

Dylan Sampson has a perfect mindset ahead of the Tennessee-Ohio State game

"Coach Heupel put it best - It don't matter really who we're playing. We gotta be ready to play anybody at any time. At the end of the day, we didn't need no watch party or nothing. It was just like show us who we're playing so we can get to work."

Amazing. Yes, Tennessee playmakers would have loved to have been at Neyland Stadium for one more game, but that wasn't in the cards this year. Instead, the Vols will pack their bags for Columbus and hope to post a memorable upset over Ohio State.

The last time the Buckeyes were on the field, they totally blew it at home against Michigan. It was a loss that people are still talking about. Come Dec. 21, it will be on Sampson, Nico Iamaleava and the other standouts to help lift this team to a head-turning victory.

Tennessee's focus hasn't changed in recent weeks. Following the win over Vanderbilt, the team locked in its spot in the CFP and kept its natty dreams alive. Sampson and Co. are focused on the task at hand, which is bad news for Ryan Day and his guys.