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(8) Ohio State cruised to a 42-17 win against (9) Tennessee in the first round of the College Football Playoff on Saturday and punched its ticket to the Rose Bowl against a familiar foe in (1) Oregon. Though Volunteers fans showed up to Ohio Stadium in force and caused some early problems for the Buckeyes, the final result was never really in doubt. 

Ohio State marched 75 yards down the field in five plays to score a 37-yard touchdown on its opening drive. The Buckeyes then forced Tennessee into a three-and-out, setting the tone for what would come. 

Ohio State scored on each of its first three drives -- with two touchdown plays that covered at least 25 yards -- and sat on a 21-0 lead after the first quarter. Tennessee roared back with a 10-point second quarter and held Ohio State scoreless to make things at least slightly interesting entering halftime. 

That was the end of any rally, though. Ohio State scored 21 unanswered points in the second half and didn't even allow Tennessee to cross the 50-yard line until late in the fourth quarter when it scored a garbage-time touchdown with less than 2 minutes remaining against Ohio State's backup defense..

 Ohio State upset No. 4 Kentucky 85-65 on Saturday in the second game of the CBS Sports Classic at Madison Square Garden. The Buckeyes took a 39-30 advantage into halftime and never looked back to secure the biggest win of first-year coach Jake Diebler's tenure.

The Buckeyes withstood multiple runs from Kentucky in the second half to secure the upset. Ohio State star guard Bruce Thornton scored a team-high 30 points and John Mobley Jr. added 15. Ohio State big man Aaron Bradshaw scored 11 points against his former team. The former five-star prospect played last season for John Calipari at Kentucky and transferred this past offseason to play at Ohio State.

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