21st ranked Oklahoma State is taking on the 18th ranked Miami Hurricanes in the Cheez-It Bowl in Florida. Oklahoma State started to stumble halfway through the season finishing their regular season with a 7-3. Oklahoma State sustained some tough losses to the likes of 20th ranked Texas, 6th ranked Oklahoma, and TCU. 18th Ranked Miami is sitting at 8-2 but are coming off a brutal loss at the hands of 13th ranked North Carolina 62-26.
Oklahoma State will be without Chuba Hubbard after he opted out for the NFL draft after an injury, but Dezmond Jackson and Dominic Richardson has played well so far with an average of 5.7 and 5.6 yards per carry. In the past 3 games, pass attempts have gone up for Spencer Sanders with 5 TD passes and 4 INTs in that span. Oklahoma State's top receiver Tylan Wallace is questionable for the is game.
Oklahoma State offense is averaging 29.5 points a game this season but in their last 3 games, that number jumps to 40.3 points a game.
Former Houston Quarterback D'Eriq King has found a lot of success with this Miami squad, throwing 2573 YDs, 22 TDs to 5 INTs. Oklahoma State's ground game will have the edge in this game with so many options out of the backfield and with Miami's defense dealing with some injuries and opt-outs. Miami gives up nearly 5 yards a carry and without key players on the d-line like Jaelan Phillips, Quincy Roche, and potentially Jared Harrison-Hunte, Miami's chances of stopping the ground and the passing game have dropped drastically.
