Florida State football

The Cheez-It Bowl in Orlando features two iconic college football programs squaring off for the fifth time in the postseason as No. 13 Florida State faces ...

[Boston College](https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/teams/BC/boston-college-eagles/) and [Syracuse](https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/teams/CUSE/syracuse-orange/). [Eric Gray](/college-football/players/3123569/eric-gray/), who had eight 100-yard rushing games this season, and both starting tackles [Anton Harrison](/college-football/players/3168878/anton-harrison/) and [Wanya Morris](/college-football/players/3122551/wanya-morris/). But once Florida State got a little healthier and the schedule opened up, we got to see the full potential of a group that will be entering 2023 as a popular pick to contend with [Clemson](https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/teams/CLEM/clemson-tigers/) for the ACC championship. [LSU](https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/teams/LSU/lsu-tigers/) in the season opener had subsided substantially. And Oklahoma is without a doubt the team that should be more relaxed considering the absence of similar pressure. That touchdown count includes two seasons with Lebby (2019 at UCF, 2022 at Oklahoma) and remains the best in the country despite Gabriel missing 10 games due to injury in 2021. However, the up-and-down campaign also included a 49-0 blowout loss to [Texas](https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/teams/TEXAS/texas-longhorns/) and concludes with a second straight season outside the New Year's Six after a six-season run (2015-20) of either playing in the [College Football](/college-football/) Playoff or being selected for one of the other premier bowl games with CFP ties. Since the start of the 2019 season, Gabriel leads the country with 94 passing touchdowns and ranks third in passing yards with 10,957. But asking these two teams to suddenly reverse the trends of their seasons on a Thursday late afternoon kickoff from Orlando is a big one. Throw in some transfer portal success on the offensive line, defensive line and tight end, and it's clear why the Seminoles' stock is soaring here at the end of 2022. The Sooners were projected to finish second in the Big 12 by the league's media and instead finished with 3-6 conference record and 6-6 record overall. Oklahoma did get back on the winning side of the Bedlam series against rival

The Seminoles search for their first bowl game win since 2016.

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The Oklahoma Sooners face the Florida State Seminoles on Thursday in the Cheez-It Bowl in Orlando, Fla. Here's everything you need to know:

[Oklahoma Sooners](https://www.oklahoman.com/story/sports/college/sooners/2022/09/01/ou-football-oklahoma-sooners-2022-season-schedule-depth-charts/65462471007/) face the [Florida State Seminoles](https://www.oklahoman.com/story/sports/college/sooners/2022/12/28/oklahoma-vs-florida-state-football-tv-channel-cheez-it-bowl-odds-score-predictions/69758901007/) on Thursday in the Cheez-It Bowl in Orlando, Fla. More: Florida State](https://www.oklahoman.com/story/sports/college/sooners/2022/12/27/ou-football-what-sooners-said-at-cheez-it-bowl-media-day-transcripts/69757571007/) McKade Mettauer was the only regular Sooners’ starting offensive lineman available. OU sophomore Billy Bowman intercepted FSU quarterback Jordan Travis late in the third quarter on a fourth-down pass as the Seminoles were nearing field-goal range. [Florida State AD using 'blueprint' from OU in rebuilding Seminoles](https://www.oklahoman.com/story/sports/college/sooners/2022/12/24/florida-state-football-on-rise-with-former-oklahoma-aide-michael-alford-leading-seminoles/69753490007/) [Can Sooners end Brent Venables' debut season with Cheez-It Bowl win?](https://www.oklahoman.com/story/sports/college/sooners/2022/12/27/ou-football-can-brent-venables-end-first-season-with-win-vs-florida-state-cheez-it-bowl/69758900007/) [How to watch, betting odds, score predictions](https://www.oklahoman.com/story/sports/college/sooners/2022/12/28/oklahoma-vs-florida-state-football-tv-channel-cheez-it-bowl-odds-score-predictions/69758901007/) [OU football recruits, announcements, 2023 class ranking](https://www.oklahoman.com/story/sports/college/sooners/2022/12/21/oklahoma-football-2023-recruiting-class-ou-sooners-national-signing-day/69746092007/) [Four 2023 OU football signees kickstart Sooners' career with Cheez-It Bowl practices](https://www.oklahoman.com/story/sports/college/sooners/2022/12/28/ou-football-four-2023-sooners-signees-practicing-at-cheez-it-bowl/69761311007/) How will this trip go?](https://www.oklahoman.com/story/sports/college/sooners/2022/12/29/ou-football-vs-florida-state-cheez-it-bowl-sooners-history-in-orlando-barry-switzer/69761599007/) Florida State in Cheez-It Bowl?](https://www.oklahoman.com/story/sports/college/sooners/2022/12/29/ou-football-jacob-sexton-needs-big-game-for-sooners-vs-florida-state/69761321007/)

The Seminoles enter the contest on a five game winning streak while the Sooners have dropped six of their last nine games. Oklahoma is expected to be missing at ...

- Kicker Ryan Fitzgerald is warming up and doesn't appear to have any limitations during pregame. - Tight end Cam McDonald doesn't appear to have any limitations. He won't be available during what may be the final game of his college career. The Seminoles enter the contest on a five game winning streak while the Sooners have dropped six of their last nine games. were previously ruled out for the season. Offensive lineman Kayden Lyles, offensive lineman Bless Harris, and linebacker Stephen Dix Jr.