The Buckeyes’ first-ever home playoff game was overshadowed by a sea of Tennessee orange, sparking backlash and questions about fan loyalty.

Reports of Tennessee football fans “taking over” Ohio Stadium in Saturday’s playoff game at Ohio State don’t appear to have been too exaggerated. New video post

Ultimately, however, it was Ohio State that got the last laugh. In the waning moments of Ohio State's 42-17 rout of the Vols on Saturday, the Buckeyes turned the rumors on their head, playing "Rocky Top" over the speakers before transitioning into Steam's "Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye.

Even though Saturday night's Tennessee-Ohio State is being played at the Horseshoe, there are expected to be a lot of Tennessee fans. According to Ross Dellenger, Tennessee fans may make up as much as 35% of the attendance.

Tennessee Volunteers fans arrive early to Ohio Stadium. The group is planning for three full meals during pregame tailgate before College Football Playoff first round matchup against the Ohio State Buckeyes.

By the time the beating was finished, most of the thousands of Tennessee fans who flooded into Ohio Stadium were gone. At least two remained — one in a Peyton Manning jersey and another in a coonskin cap — and hovered over the tunnel as the stone-faced Vols walked into the beginning of the end of their season.

Quarterback Will Howard threw two touchdown passes to freshman Jeremiah Smith, and Ohio State routed Tennessee 42-17 in a first-round College Football Playoff game, setting up a New Year's Day rematch with No.

Ohio State closed out the weekend by continuing the dominance displayed by home teams in the first-ever playoff games held on campus. It took care of No. 9 Tennessee with relative ease, winning 42-17.