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Tennessee Vols head coach Josh Heupel spoke to reporters on Monday ahead of his team’s upcoming College Football Playoff matchup against the Ohio State Buckeyes.

At one point during the press conference, Heupel was asked if Tennessee will have anything new (schematically) prepared for the game against Ohio State.

Heupel maintained a straight face — until a wide smile appeared following his answer — while telling reporters that the Vols will be the exact same on offense, defense, and special teams as they have been all season.

“We have nothing new defensively, offensively, or [on] special teams,” said Heupel. “We’ll be exactly what we’ve done.

No one is buying that — especially not Ohio State head coach Ryan Day.

Heupel, of course, knows that. This isn’t some elaborate gamesmanship from the fourth-year Vols head coach. No one is expecting Tennessee to completely overhaul their offense/defense before playing Ohio State, but there’s no doubt that the Vols will have a few new wrinkles prepared for the Buckeyes.

It’s not like Heupel was going to publicly discuss anything to do with the Vols’ game plan for the matchup against Ohio State, so he might as well have a little fun with it.

The first round of the 12-team College Football Playoff is just around the corner, with several powerhouse programs set to host a slate of highly anticipated matchups.

Of the first-round slate, a matchup between two juggernauts, one from the SEC and another from the Big Ten has stirred tremendous attention from fans and media personnel.

The Tennessee Volunteers will travel to Columbus, Ohio, to face the Ohio State Buckeyes on Dec. 21 at 8 p.m. ET.

No. 8 Ohio State heads into the game as a 7-point favorite, per ESPN BET .

Despite Ohio State’s recent loss against the Michigan Wolverines and Tennessee’s proven track record in the hardest conference in college football, the ESPN Football Power Index (FPI) prediction heavily favors the Buckeyes.

ESPN FPI is a computer-generated system that calculates strength of schedule and team statistics to predict results for major matchups.

According to the ESPN FPI, the Buckeyes have a 67.8% chance to defeat the 10-2 Volunteers.

Ohio State heads into the game with a 10-2 record, suffering losses to the Oregon Ducks and Michigan Wolverines.

The Buckeyes proved to have one of the deepest rosters in college football on both sides of the ball, but at times, struggled offensively

Ohio State played the 2024 season under quarterback Will Howard, who finished the year with 27 touchdowns and 2,860 yards with a 72.3 completion percentage.

He helped the Buckeyes average 36.5 points and 423.5 yards per game.

While those seem like quality stats, Ohio State ran into trouble against Michigan, scoring a season-low 10 points and also struggled against a team like the Nebraska Cornhuskers, escaping that matchup with a 21-17 victory.

The Buckeyes’ offense has been streaky, but ESPN’s FPI was likely skewed by what’s proven to be an elite defensive team.

On defense, the Buckeyes rank No. 1 in the nation in three categories: Opponents points per game (10.9), opponents yards per game (241.5) and opponents points per play (0.178).

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