Orange Bowl Preview: Georgia vs. Florida State
Bowl season heats up at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, Florida, on Saturday, December 30, with a matchup between sixth-ranked Georgia and fourth-ranked Florida State.
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Georgia (-18.5; 44.5) vs. Florida State
The two College Football Playoff snubs meet in Miami as No. 6 Georgia faces No. 5 Florida State. Georgia is now the only team in the history of the Playoff that was ranked No. 1 in the penultimate Playoff Ranking that failed to make the Playoff. Meanwhile, Florida State became the first undefeated Power Five Conference team not to make the College Football Playoff. So, there is not only a question of who wants to be here, but there is also a question of who is here?
Georgia has 13 players (one starter) in the transfer portal. TE Brock Bowers and OT Amarius Mims are projected as first-rounders in next spring's NFL Draft in nearly every mock draft, so they have opted out. As of now, those are the only opt-outs but OG Tate Ratledge, CB Kamari Lassiter, and DL Nazir Stackhouse remain possible as well, but they have been practicing with the team.