FSU QB Travis 1st to go 3-0 versus rival Miami

• Andrea Adelson, ESPN

  • Elder WriterNov 11, 2023, 10:14 PM ET Close ACC press reporter.
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Travis has earned a difference no other Florida State quarterback can declare: He is 3-0 versus rival Miami as the starter.Travis helped lead the Seminoles to a third straight win in the series

on Saturday night, a 27-20 success in a physical, tough game they needed to grind out with a key fourth-down stop late in the fourth quarter. A South Florida native whose sibling played baseball at Florida State, Travis explained in his postgame interview that he enjoyed to get a win in this game in his final season.” I enjoy winning football games at the end of the day,”he stated. “Obviously, going against Miami it’s a

bit different, the emotions are a little bit various. It’s my last year so I’m so happy I’m going out with a win against them kids due to the fact that I’m not a fan of them at all.”The play in between the groups got chippy on the field. Travis had a chain he uses around his neck pulled by Miami security James Williams at one point.”He was talking a lot the whole game, he nabbed my chain and I had a couple words for him,”Travis stated.”I got it back. It’s broke, though. “Asked to elaborate on his feelings about the Hurricanes, Travis stated, “It’s truly huge for me, it’s huge for my family. Going to my sibling’s baseball games when I was 10 years old and hearing the fans, what they said to my bro, that constantly stuck with me. The fans are not too kind, however at the end of the day, I’m grateful to be a Florida State Seminole, to go out and represent this university, go out with my colleagues and contend week in and week out. I’m not a fan of Miami at all, and I’ll say that for the rest of my life.”Editor’s Picks 1 Associated Travis, a sixth-year senior, had a few of his finest moments playing against Miami. In 2021, his fourth-and-14 conversion pass assisted lead the Seminoles to a 31-28 return success that triggered the turnaround for the Florida State program. Florida State is 20-4 because that win– and now has actually notched back-to-back 10-win seasons for the very first time given that 2015-16.

It was not quite at times Saturday, especially for the offense. Miami clamped down on the Florida State run game and put as much pressure as it possibly could on Travis. The Hurricanes blitzed him on 22 of his 34 drop backs (65 percent), their greatest blitz rate given that 2018 against LSU and the greatest rate Travis has actually dealt with in a start in his profession, according to ESPN Stats & Info research.Though he was sacked a handful of times, Travis managed that pressure well– completing 14 passes against it, consisting of a goal in the corner of the end zone to Keon Coleman that he provided in the ideal spot. Travis finished 19-of-31 for 265 backyards with no interceptions.Still, Florida State was 3-of-12 on 3rd down and after constructing a 14-point lead early in the fourth quarter did not score again. It was the defense that created the huge play to assist seal the game, when Jarrian Jones intercepted Tyler Van Dyke with 40 seconds remaining.After scoring 30 or more points in their very first 8 games, the Seminoles have not hit that mark in their past two. Travis and coach Mike Norvell acknowledged there is work to do as the Seminoles try to liquidate the season with an ACC champion and College Football Playoff bid. But Florida State would not be in position to do so without Travis, and the development he has actually revealed over the previous 3 seasons.Florida State has now won 16 directly with regular-season games staying against North Alabama and Florida.

“When you see what Jordan Travis has implied to this program, the course that he’s been on, there’s been ups and downs,”Norvell said. “He’s had to work, he’s needed to believe, he’s had to grow throughout it. For him to end up as the starting quarterback 3-0 versus those guys, it’s huge. I’m so happy with him, he’s poured a lot into this team. He cares a lot. At the end of the day, it’s everything about getting the win.”