No. 8 Ohio State will play No. 9 Tennessee in the first round of the College Football Playoff. Here are early bracket predictions for the matchup.

Ohio State 42, Tennessee 17. The Vols’ 21-0 hole after the game’s first 12 minutes was too deep to escape. Ohio State’s talent at edge rusher and receiver overwhelmed Tennessee.

Ohio State players had been thinking about a rematch with Oregon long before the Buckeyes crushed Tennessee in a first-round playoff game.