The Buckeyes missed out on the Big Ten Championship game, but earned the No. 8 seed in the College Football Playoff and will return to the field on Saturday, December 21st. The Buckeyes will host the No. 9 seed Tennessee Volunteers, with the winner moving on to play No. 1 Oregon in the Rose Bowl on January 1st.

The Buckeyes will need to strike the right balance between showing physicality and maximizing the perhaps the best receiver unit in America.

The Buckeyes lost their fourth straight game to arch rival Michigan but still have a potential National Championship run in their sights with a Dec. 21 date at the Horseshoe looming against Josh Heupel, Nico Iamaleava and the Tennessee Volunteers .

Here are all the betting odds, lines, spreads and totals for every game of the first round of the College Football Playoff.

When the Buckeyes take the field against Tennessee on Dec. 21 for a chance to punch a ticket to the Rose Bowl, they’ll be wearing their All-Scarlet Color-Rush jerseys which made their debut in 2021 during a 33-24 win over Penn State.