COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State football’s playoff era has often involved keeping an eye on what Alabama is doing on its own postseason road. Tennessee has officially joined the conversation of SEC teams the Buckeyes may meet in December. Chase McGrath’s field goal as time expired gave the Volunteers a 52-49 victory over Alabama in one of the defining games of the college football season’s first half. Tennessee quarterback Hendon Hooker passed for 385 yards and five touchdowns in a head-to-head matchup with reigning Heisman Trophy winner Bryce Young. Hooker and Ohio State quarterback C.J. Stroud are increasingly considered the two front-runners for the award this season. The Volunteers finished 7-6 last season and lost the Music City Bowl to Purdue in overtime. Yet Saturday’s victory was the culmination of a steady series of big wins this season, including road wins at Pitt and LSU and a home victory over…
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