Vols control playoff destiny as ‘second biggest fans of Ohio State’

Tennessee controls its own College Football Playoff destiny as the “second biggest fans of Ohio State.”

No. 5 Tennessee (9-1, 5-1 SEC) will play at South Carolina (6-4, 3-4 SEC) Saturday in Week 12.

Rankings reflect the USA TODAY Sports AFCA Coaches Poll.

The Vols are No. 5 in the College Football Playoff top 25 rankings.

Georgia (1), Ohio State (2), Michigan (3) and TCU (4) are the top four teams in the College Football Playoff top 25 rankings.

Kickoff between the Vols and Gamecocks is slated for 7 p.m. EST at Williams-Brice Stadium. ESPN will televise the Southeastern Conference East matchup.

Tennessee will debut orange helmets versus the Gamecocks.

On Thursday, former BYU offensive lineman Trevor Matich discussed Tennessee’s chances to make the College Football Playoff.

“Almost, Tennessee Volunteer fans need to be the second biggest fans of Ohio State on the planet,” Matich said on ESPN ahead of the Tulane-SMU game.

Below are Ohio State and Tennessee’s final regular-season games.