FSU to retire Winston’s jersey, honor ’13 champs

Andrea Adelson, ESPN Senior WriterNov 16, 2023, 03:26 PM ET

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• ACC reporter.
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• Graduate of the University of Florida.Florida State will retire Jameis Winston

  ‘s jersey in the home finale Saturday against North Alabama as the Seminoles honor the 10th anniversary of the 2013 national champions.Winston won the Heisman Prize in 2013 as a redshirt freshman

  , leading Florida State to a 14-0 record after tossing 40 goal passes and setting the nationwide freshman record for passing yards with 4,057. He likewise led Florida State to the first College Football Playoff in 2014, with the Seminoles losing to Oregon in the semifinals. Winston passed for 7,964 yards (4th in FSU history) and 65 goals( second)during his 2 seasons “The retirement of Jameis’ jersey will certainly be a fantastic occasion on our campus,”FSU athletic director Michael Alford said in a statement.”He had a big effect on Florida State football, and his place as one of our all-time greats is undoubted. I know we all look forward to seeing his No. 5 becoming an irreversible part of Doak Campbell Stadium. “Winston was the No. 1 pick of the 2015 NFL draft, taken by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He spent five seasons there and is now the backup quarterback for the New Orleans Saints. He has finished 1,748 passes for 21,941 backyards and 139 goals in nine NFL seasons.He becomes the 11th FSU football player to have his jersey retired, joining Fred Biletnikoff, Ron Sellers, Ron Simmons, Deion Sanders, Charlie Ward, Warrick Dunn, Chris Weinke, Derrick Brooks, Terrell Buckley and Marvin Jones.Florida State began retiring jerseys, instead of numbers, in 1997.