COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- December football has arrived at Ohio Stadium, with No. 8 seed Ohio State playing No. 9 seed Tennessee in the first round of the College Football Playoff on Saturday night. For the Buckeyes, it's an opportunity to wash the sting of defeat to Michigan three weeks ago and keep their national championship hopes alive. The Volunteers look to pull off an upset and maintain the Southeastern Conference's decadelong stranglehold over the Buckeyes. The winner advances to a playoff quarterfinal against No. 1 seed Oregon in the Rose Bowl on New Year's Day. Scroll below for live updates.