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Columbus native back in town in hopes of beating Ohio State as a Tennessee Vols manager

Bennett Obenour, Alex Morgan and Alex Devine, managers with the Tennessee Vols, stand in front of their bus after grabbing food on their way into town for the Saturday game against the Buckeyes.
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Bennett Obenour, Alex Morgan and Alex Devine, managers with the Tennessee Vols, stand in front of their bus after grabbing food on their way into town for the Saturday game against the Buckeyes.

There's an orange invasion happening in Columbus in anticipation of the Saturday game between the Ohio State Buckeyes and the Tennessee Vols at Ohio Stadium.

The No. 6 Buckeyes and No. 7 Vols will play the first-round game in the College Football Playoff.

星空无限传媒 spoke with a group of managers for the Vols on Friday when they stopped for food near Ohio Stadium.

Bennett Obenour grew up in Columbus, but he's been a fan of the Vols 鈥 short for Volunteers 鈥 since he was a kid. Relatives in Knoxville developed his love for the team. Now, he works for the team in Tennessee.

Obenour is back in Columbus for the game and feeling confident.

"We're excited. The Vols are hot right now. I get to be able to be a part of the first-ever home playoff game at a site here in Columbus. So we're excited to get after it tomorrow," he said.

Both teams are currently 10 and 2.

"It's going to be close. It's going to be a hard fought game for both the Buckeyes and the Vols. So we'll see tomorrow," Obenour said.

Tennessee hasn't won a national championship or an SEC title since 1998.

The winning team will play in the Rose Bowl against Oregon.

Renee Fox is a reporter for 89.7 NPR News.
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