Ohio State beatdown still has Josh Heupel thinking delusionally about the CFP

Tennessee Volunteers head coach Josh Heupel leaves the field following the College Football Playoff first round game against the Ohio State Buckeyes at Ohio Stadium in Columbus on Dec. 22, 2024. Ohio State won 42-17. | Adam Cairns/Columbus Dispatch / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn ImagesAt the end of the 2024 regular season, the Ohio State football team had perhaps the worst vibes in the country. They had just lost to Michigan at home, continuing the losing streak to four games. Heading into the first-round of the College Football Playoff, Buckeye fans had little hope of making a run.

Then, the Ohio State Buckeyes absolutely annihilated the Tennessee Volunteers. It was a game that wasn't even…