Tennessee announces uniform combination for Saturday night's playoff game at Ohio State
Tennessee Football will be in its all-white road uniform for Saturday night’s game at Ohio State in the first round of the College Football Playoff. The Vols announced the uniform combination of white helmets, white jerseys and white pants on social media on Monday night.
No. 9 Tennessee (10-2) and No. 8 Ohio State (10-2) are scheduled for an 8 p.m. Eastern Time start on ABC and ESPN in the final game of the first round.
The winner of the Tennessee-Ohio State game will advance to face No. 1 Oregon in the Rose Bowl on January 1. The Buckeyes opened as a 7.5-point favorite for the game on Sunday.
It’s only the second time the two teams have met, with the Vols winning 20-14 in the Citrus Bowl on New Year’s Day 1996.
No. 10 Indiana plays at No. 7 Notre Dame to open the first round Friday night, before a tripleheader on Saturday, which starts with No. 11 SMU at No. 6 Penn State followed by No. 12 Clemson at No. 5 Texas, before the Vols-Buckeyes nightcap.
Ohio State last week teased a different uniform look for the game, posting a video on social media showing their alternate scarlet pants with the caption “THEY’RE BACK.”
Ohio State last wore scarlet jerseys and scarlet pants in October 2021, when a fifth-ranked Buckeye team beat No. 20 Penn State 33-24 at Ohio Stadium in Columbus. It was announced on Wednesday that Ohio State is planning to ‘Scarlet The Shoe,’ asking all Ohio State fans to wear scarlet to the game.
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No. 9 Tennessee at No. 8 Ohio State: How To Watch
Start Time: Saturday, December 21, 8 p.m. Eastern Time
TV: ABC/ESPN
Radio: WNML-FM 99.1 in Knoxville (Bob Kesling, Pat Ryan, Brent Hubbs, Jayson Swain). The Vol Network radio broadcast can be heard on local affiliates across the state of Tennessee.
The Line: Ohio State -7.5
Tennessee Football Uniform Options
Tennessee was in its all-white road uniform for the final two away games of the season, at Georgia on November 16 and at Vanderbilt in the regular-season finale at Vanderbilt on November 30.
The Vols also wore all white on white in the 51-10 win over North Carolina State on September 7 in the Duke’s Mayo Classic in Charlotte on September 7 and again two weeks later in the 25-15 win at Oklahoma on September 21.
Tennessee wore orange pants on the road at Arkansas in the 19-14 loss at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium on October 5
