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Meet Oklahoma's Cheez-It Bowl Opponent: Florida State

The Sooners and the Seminoles will meet for the first time since 2011 in the 2022 Cheez-It Bowl.
Meet Oklahoma's Cheez-It Bowl Opponent: Florida State
Meet Oklahoma's Cheez-It Bowl Opponent: Florida State

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Oklahoma's season will end in Orlando at the Cheez-It Bowl where the Sooners will meet the Florida State Seminoles from the ACC.


Team Info

Florida State Seminoles

Ranked: No. 13

Record: 9-3 overall, 5-3 ACC

Head Coach: Mike Norvell (17-16 at Florida State, 55-31 overall)

Key wins: 24-23 vs. LSU, 45-3 vs. Miami, 45-38 vs. Florida

Key losses: 31-21 vs. No. 22 Wake Forest, 19-17 vs. No. 14 NC State, 38-34 vs. No. 4 Clemson

Offensive stars

QB Jordan Travis: Completed 63.2 percent of his passes for 2,796 yards and 22 touchdowns with only four interceptions. RB Trey Benson: Ran for 965 yards and nine touchdowns, averaging 6.8 yards per carry. WR Johnny Wilson: caught 35 passes for 695 yards and five touchdowns.

Defensive stars

DL Jared Verse: Has totaled 41 tackles this season, including 7.5 sacks and one fumble recovery. DB Jammie Robinson: Hauled in one interception while having four pass breakups. He also finished the year with 86 tackles. DL Patrick Payton: Finished second on the team with four sacks as a freshman, while also ending the year with three tipped passes and 29 total tackles.

Stats

Total offense: 475.7 yards per game (No. 13)

Total defense: 307.2 yards per game (No. 14)

All-time series vs. Oklahoma: OU leads 6-1

Last meeting: OU 23, Florida State 13, Sept. 17, 2011, in Tallahassee 


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Ryan Chapman
RYAN CHAPMAN

Ryan is co-publisher at Sooners On SI and covers a number of sports in and around Norman and Oklahoma City. Working both as a journalist and a sports talk radio host, Ryan has covered the Oklahoma Sooners, the Oklahoma City Thunder, the United States Men’s National Soccer Team, the Oklahoma City Energy and more. Since 2019, Ryan has simultaneously pursued a career as both a writer and a sports talk radio host, working for the Flagship for Oklahoma sports, 107.7 The Franchise, as well as AllSooners.com. Ryan serves as a contributor to The Franchise’s website, TheFranchiseOK.com, which was recognized as having the “Best Website” in 2022 by the Oklahoma Association of Broadcasters. Ryan holds an associate’s degree in Journalism from Oklahoma City Community College in Oklahoma City, OK. 

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