Tennessee is less than one week away from playing in its first College Football Playoff game in program history. After winning ten games this year, the Vols will play Ohio State in the first round of the CFP.
Rock Media, a project of Volunteer Club, Tennessee's top NIL collective, released a hype video on TikTok heading into game week, and it is one of the best videos you will see all week.
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— The Orange Blood (@TheOrangeBloods) December 14, 2024
Tennessee's matchup with Ohio State has been hyped up as one of the premier matchups of the first round. The video starts by confirming that, with On3's JD Pickell saying this is the first round's best game.
A few seconds later, Josh Pate also says that Tennessee could win the national championship. The Vols have the toughest road to the title game, so it would be a "shock the nation" moment for Tennessee and the football program, but improbable is not impossible.
The Vols are receiving some hype from certain media members, while most people are writing off the Vols with a first-round exit despite the Buckeye's recent struggles against above-average defenses.
Tennessee holds a big advantage over Ohio State in the run game. Tennessee's run game is among the best in the nation, and the same can be said about Tennessee's run defense. Ohio State has struggled to move the ball against high-performing run defenses, and that's a big reason why they lost to Michigan in the last week of the regular season.
The Vols and Buckeyes will kick off at 8:00 PM ET on ESPN and ABC on Saturday as part of ESPN's primetime CFP game. College Gameday will be in town for the game on Saturday and in South Bend for Notre Dame vs. Indiana on Friday as part of a weekend doubleheader.