Cheez-It Bowl Preview: Florida State vs. Oklahoma Insights
The Cheez-It Bowl pits two of the best brands in college football against each other, the Florida State Seminoles and the Oklahoma Sooners. While this is not a New Year’s Six Bowl, it is a prime matchup between Power Five mainstays.
The Sooners entered the season with a new head coach and many new faces, thanks to the transfer portal. There were many unknowns, but expectations were still high. Oklahoma stumbled to a 6-6 record and a 4-8 record against the spread. However, the Sooners kept their bowl streak alive at 24 years in a row, but they only have four bowl wins since 2013.
Florida State turned some heads early in the season with a win over LSU and continued to a 9-3 record, 8-4 ATS. It is the Seminoles first bowl appearance since the 2019 season, as they look for their first bowl win since the 2017 Independence Bowl.
Cheez-It Bowl Matchup:- Oklahoma is 15-3 (.833) when allowing fewer than five yards per rush since the 2021 season – tied for 11th-best in FBS.
- Florida State is 6-3 (.600) when rushing at least four yards in a play ten or more times – tied for tenth-best among Power Five Teams.
- Oklahoma is 4-1 (.667) when allowing fewer than three sacks – tied for 11th-best among Power Five Teams.
- Oklahoma is 7-2 (.538) when making five or more explosive passes in a game since the 2021 season – tied for 14th-best among Power Five Teams.
- Oklahoma is 7-2 (.583) when committing fewer than 60 yards in penalties since the 2021 season – tied for tenth-best among Power Five Teams.
- Dillon Gabriel (OKL) has averaged 13.7 yards per completion (2,595 yards/190 completions) since last season – tied for eighth best among Power Five Quarterbacks.
- Florida State is 6-1 (.750) when rushing more than 30 times.
- Florida State is 12-3 (.800) when scoring 22 or more points since the 2021 season.
- Treshaun Ward (FSU) has averaged 6.4 Yards per Carry (887 yards/138 carries) since last season.
- Florida State RBs have averaged 7.2 yards from scrimmage per touch (1,242 yards/172 touches) in the 1st half this season.
