For three long weeks, the Ohio State Buckeyes stewed. The dispiriting loss to Michigan. Having to sit at home instead of playing for a Big Ten championship. Slipping to the No. 8 seed in the College Football Playoff and having to face a dangerous Tennessee team in the first round.

Blowouts were expected in the first round of the College Football Playoff after all four games opened with point spreads of more than a touchdown. But while none of the games ended up being especially close,

The home-field advantage the Ohio State Buckeyes typically enjoy at Ohio Stadium is almost unparalleled across college football. That's why it came as such a surprise to see the absolutely enormous contingent of Tennessee fans who made their way to Columbus to take in the first round of the College Football Playoff.