No. 8 seed Ohio State scored touchdowns on its first three possessions, clamped down on defense in the second half and pulled away from No. 9 seed Tennessee for a 42-17 win that completed a clean sweep by the home teams in the first round of the first 12-team College Football Playoff.

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

And as you may expect, social media had some things to say about the 42-17 blowout win over the Vols. Tennessee fans made some noise by buying up some tickets, talked of planting flags, and throwing goalposts in the Olentangy River.