No. 9 seed Tennessee (10-2, 6-2 SEC) will play No. 8 seed Ohio State (10-2, 7-2 Big Ten) Saturday in the first round of the College Football Playoff.
Kickoff between the Vols and Buckeyes is slated for 8 p.m. EST at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio. ABC will televise the contest.
Each week, Vols Wire looks back at a memorable game between Tennessee and its upcoming opponent. This installment will revisit the Vols’, 20-14, victory versus Ohio State in the Citrus Bowl on Jan. 1, 1996.
The game was played in Orlando, Florida and is the only time the two teams have met in football.
The contest was tied, 7-7, at halftime.
Ohio State led, 7-0, after Heisman Trophy-running back Eddie George scored on a 2-yard rushing attempt.
The Vols tied the game during the second quarter after a 69-yard touchdown run by Jay Graham with 23 seconds remaining in the first half.
Peyton Manning completed a 47-yard touchdown pass to Joey Kent in the third quarter.
After the Buckeyes tied the game in the fourth quarter, Tennessee’s Jeff Hall converted two field goals.
Graham totaled 154 rushing yards and one touchdown on 26 attempts and was named MVP.
Manning completed 20-of-35 passing attempts for 182 yards and one passing touchdown.
Kent recorded seven receptions for 109 yards and one touchdown.
