Travis: FSU capitalized on ‘ill-mannered’ Clemson

Andrea Adelson, ESPN Senior Citizen WriterSep 23, 2023, 04:07 PM ET

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• ACC press reporter.
• Joined ESPN.com in 2010.
• Graduate of the University of Florida.CLEMSON, S.C.– Florida State quarterback Jordan Travis intensified a left shoulder injury during Saturday’s game against Clemson, but he was not going to let that keep him from tossing the winning goal pass. Not after the way he believes the Tigers’ defense played the Seminoles all game.Travis threw a 24-yard goal pass to Keon Coleman in overtime to win

  the game for the Seminoles 31-24, their first success at Clemson given that 2013. It allowed Florida State to remain unbeaten after yet another close call. The touchdown toss offered Florida State its very first lead of the game.”I feel like we were disrespected all day,”Travis said later.”I mean, you put individually against Johnny

  Wilson, and Keon Coleman, I feel like you have no regard for either the receivers or the quarterback. I missed a great deal of tosses early on against one-on-ones. I wish I might go back and complete them. However man, we stepped up when we needed to. Keon made a big-time play, the offending line provided me time and that’s simply a fade one-on-one. I like my man every single time.”Wilson and Coleman integrated to make 10 catches for 180 backyards. Coleman had 2 getting touchdowns.Travis, who injured his left shoulder recently versus Boston College, said he aggravated the injury throughout the contest but declined to come out.

  “Yeah, I modified it a bit, however it’s football, “Travis stated.” It’s a difficult game, especially playing quarterback. You’ve got to be among the most difficult guys on the field.” Travis made the big play at the end when his group needed it most. But for a great deal of the 2nd half, the Florida State offense was out of sync. Its run game never ever started, and Travis missed a lot of throws– including 2 on the final drive of guideline as the Seminoles were attempting to get into field goal variety.” They were trying to get it to me at the end of regulation, however we didn’t get the flag we must have got,”Coleman stated.”They said,’We’re returning to you,’ and they let me do what I do best. J-Trav tossed it to me, which’s the game.”Clemson turned up the pressure on Travis in the second half; he was 5-of-15 for 94 yards with two sacks when under pressure. However on the last goal, Clemson did not blitz or get any pressure on Travis.”

  They were disrespecting me a bit. I do not think they thought I might make those throws, and I’m glad it ended like that. So happy it ended like that, “Travis said.”It shows the journey and all the ups and downs. It

  resembles a roller rollercoaster. I overcame it all, and this football group conquered all of it. So grateful for a moment like that. “Clemson coach Dabo Swinney said there was no disrespect intended, calling Travis”an excellent player.” “He can actually run, and we believed this offered us the best chance to put pressure on him and not have him sit

  there and choose us apart,”Swinney stated.”I believe he’s a fantastic player with a lots of heart. … He’s as good as there remains in the nation.”While safeguarding ACC champ Clemson drops to 0-2 in ACC play for the first time because 2010, Florida State has made it through 2 close calls in two straight weeks and seems the preferred to make it to the ACC championship game. A

  September that provided two major tests– the opener versus LSU and this game against Clemson– ends at 4-0 with an open date to recover and correct a lot of their errors.”We’ve been through it, “coach Mike Norvell stated.”We have actually been challenged, we’ve been torn down, we have actually had to get up, however they continued to press. And as we speak about, we’re on our climb. And eventually, if every day we continue to get better, I’m going to put no limits

  to what this team can achieve. Because those are the kind of games that you’ve got to show what you can do in those minutes.”