Ohio Stadium changed to 'Neyland North' on Apple Maps ahead of Ohio State-Tennessee CFP game

The disrespect of Ohio State‘s home stadium continues.

First, it was Michigan players attempting to plant a “Block M” flag at midfield after a fourth-straight victory in The Game rivalry series on Nov. 30.

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Now, it appears Tennessee fans are getting into the act, this time temporarily renaming Ohio Stadium as “Neyland North” on the Apple Maps app ahead of Saturday’s College Football Playoff first-round game between No. 8 seed Ohio State (10-2) and the ninth-seeded Volunteers (10-2) at 8 pm ET on ABC/ESPN.

Ok, this is actually pretty funny.

The ‘Shoe’ at Ohio State is now ‘Neyland North’ on Apple Maps 💀 pic.twitter.com/RQL5niu4o6

— Trey Wallace (@TreyWallace_) December 18, 2024

The stadium’s name in the app was quickly corrected and returned to “Ohio Stadium,” but the troll had already caught the attention of both fan bases. “Neyland North” is a reference to Tennessee’s own homefield, Neyland Stadium, named after legendary head coach Robert Neyland.

After getting over the disappointment of Tennessee not receiving a first-round home game from the College Football Playoff committee, upset Volunteers fans have concentrated their attention to creating an “Orange Invasion” of Ohio Stadium.

According to the Knoxville News Sentinel, StubHub confirmed Tennessee fans are outpacing Ohio State fans for tickets to Saturday’s first-round Playoff game in Columbus.

StubHub told the Knoxville News that buyers from Tennessee lead ticket purchases on the site accounting for 37-percent of tickets sold, compared to only 34-percent from Ohio-based buyers.

“Though the inter-state matchup between Notre Dame and Indiana is leading sales on StubHub, it’s Tennessee at Ohio State that has sold the most tickets, with Vols fans purchasing more tickets than those from the home team,” StubHub spokesman Adam Budelli told the Knoxville News.

SeatGeek, a resale platform, acknowledged 42-percent of tickets are being resold to Tennessee residents, compared to only 23-percent to Ohio residents, according to the Columbus Dispatch.

Josh Heupel reacts to Tennessee fans’ invasion of Ohio Stadium

Like most Vol fans, Josh Heupel hoped for a home College Football Playoff game at Neyland Stadium. Instead, the Volunteers will be on the road at Ohio State.

Despite the road game, Tennessee is expecting plenty of fans to make the road trip to Columbus. That’s something that Huepel says makes sense to him given how good the fanbase is at Tennessee and the circumstances around the game.

“Not [surprised] with this fanbase,” Josh Heupel said. “It’s a nice short drive up there and Christmas is right around the corner. It’s a great Christmas present.” 

Dan Morrison contributed to this report.