Florida State projected to play SEC team in Bowl Game
The Seminoles are 4-0 and are only one win away from matching their win total from 2021. Barring something catastrophic in the final eight games of the year, Florida State will return to the postseason for the first time since 2019. So who is FSU going to play?
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Bowl projections are being released weekly as teams progress through the season. The 'Noles hot start has obviously bumped them up a few spots a third of the way through the year.
On Monday, Athlon Sports dropped its post-week 4 bowl projections. The publication has Florida State matching up with Kentucky in the ReliaQuest Bowl on January 2, 2023. The Seminoles are one of nine ACC teams listed to make the postseason.
This would be an interesting matchup, considering that Wildcats head coach Mark Stoops was formerly the defensive coordinator at Florida State. Stoops has built himself into the most successful coach in Kentucky history over the past decade.
The Wildcats are 4-0 and ranked No. 7 in the country. Kentucky went on the road and defeated Florida in the swamp, 26-16, in week 2. Quarterback Will Levis has led the offense by completing 67.5% of his passes for 1,185 yards with 10 touchdowns to four interceptions. On the other side of the ball, linebacker Jacques Jones has compiled 26 tackles, 1 sack, and 1 pass deflection.
Florida State has one of the most prolific offenses in the country behind quarterback Jordan Travis and running backs Treshaun Ward, Trey Benson, and Lawrance Toafili. The unit is averaging 503.8 total yards per game, good for No. 15 in the country. The defense moved up to No. 28 in the nation after stalling Boston College on Saturday night.
The ReliaQuest is an annual bowl game that's played at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, FL. It was previously known as the Outback Bowl from 1996-2022 and it was called the Hall of Fame Bowl from 1986-95.
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