Kalen DeLoach makes bold proclamation on 2023 season

The 2022 season it’s not over yet for the Florida State Seminoles, but some of their players are already looking forward to what next season will bring. One of those players is linebacker Kalen DeLoach. As the Seminole prepare for their Cheez-It Bowl matchup against Oklahoma, DeLoach gave his thoughts on next season, revealing a very bold proclamation in the process.

“I’m looking forward to 2023 because I know we have some pieces on the offense that’s coming back and some pieces on the defense that’s coming back. And then we have a couple of pieces that are coming in. It ain’t going to be no drop off from this year. We want better and better. We want to go 15-0, if we can, next year.

15-0 would be a huge accomplishment for DeLoach and the Seminoles. A perfect season would mean they would end the year as ACC champs and have run the gauntlet known as the College Football Playoffs. But Florida State finishing the season undefeated and as national champions is not that far-fetched. The Seminoles finish 2014 14-0 on the way to capturing the BCS national championship. And before suffering an upset at the hands of Oregon in the first-ever College Football Playoff, Florida State was undefeated heading into that game as well.

Although this is a different team with a different coach, Florida State an institution known for bringing in some other best talent from around the country. And if they can blend everything together in the offseason, then DeLoach’s prediction could come true, and the Seminoles could find themselves kings of college football next season.

DeLoach reiterates teams desire to stay hungry even after success

Florida State enjoyed one of the better turnarounds in college football this season. The Seminoles went from 5-7, failing to qualify for a bowl game in 2021, to 9-3 this year, earning a trip to the Cheez-It Bowl. Still, Florida State is not satisfied with the success of this season. According to linebacker Kalen DeLoach, the results of this year have only made the program hungrier. And during a recent presser, DeLoach reiterated his team’s desire to stay hungry even after success.

“That’s what we look forward to doing. We did it the second half of the season, as you can see,” said DeLoach. “We won six straight games. I feel like we want what’s best for us. We figure if we win, that’s what’s going to be best for us. The more we win, the better we all get taken care of.”

The Seminoles have a chance at their first 10-win season, with a victory over the Oklahoma Sooners in the Cheez-It Bowl, since Jimbo Fisher’s 2016 team. Afterward, DeLoach, under the leadership of head coach Mike Norvell, will head into the offseason while they were prepared to do it all over again in 2023. But next season, expect Florida State to aim even higher and attempt to challenge Clemson for the ACC crown.