OU has prevailed in three of the four, including the 2001 BCS National Championship game. Four of those seven games have been postseason bowl matchups. Oklahoma and Florida State have played seven times previously with the Sooners winning six of the seven, including the last six. The Sooners have another UCF connection in offensive coordinator Jeffy Lebby, who was in that role at UCF in 20 and coached Gabriel in his freshman season. In the 2022 regular season for OU, Gabriel had nearly 3,000 passing yards and 24 touchdowns. In 26 games at UCF, Gabriel threw for over 8,000 yards and 70 touchdowns. Gabriel transferred to OU after three years as the starting QB for UCF, leading the Knights to consecutive seasons (20) of a No. OU will be without three starters on offense and one on defense as well as several others who have opted out of this game either because of the transfer portal or declaring for the NFL Draft.įoundation laid – proud of this unit – work to do here in Orlando – B⭕️⭕️MER‼️ #LetsPlay #DTS /cSJq8N7e4AĪmong the Sooner opt outs is leading rusher Eric Gray, who rushed for over 1,300 yards and 11 touchdowns during the regular season and ranks 12th in the country, averaging 6.4 yards per carry.įor Oklahoma quarterback Dillon Gabriel, the Orlando location of the game serves as a homecoming of sorts.
The Sooners, on the other hand, won’t have that luxury. Las Vegas oddsmakers have established the 13th-ranked Seminoles as 9.5-point favorites over OU in their Cheez-It Bowl matchup.įlorida State is expected to be at virtual full strength when the Seminoles take the field Thursday night at Camping World Stadium in Orlando. Oklahoma is in danger with a loss of suffering its first losing season since 1998. Meanwhile, Florida State reached nine wins in 2022 after four of the last five seasons with no more than six wins. These are two teams whose historical trajectories in recent season traded places this season.Īfter six consecutive seasons with 11 or more wins (not counting the 2020 shortened Covid season), the Sooners slipped to 6-6 in the regular season under first-year head coach Brent Venables. On Thursday night in Orlando, Florida, both the 2022 Oklahoma football season and that of the Florida Seminoles will come to an end.
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