FSU QB Jordan Travis Discusses Final Opportunity To Play Against Miami
While the fourth-ranked Seminoles remain undefeated in the 2023 season, Florida State has yet to play what many players and fans consider the most important regular season games of the season, and one of those two games will be played this weekend in Tallahassee.
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With a rivalry that holds history like Florida State-Miami, there is undoubtedly pressure for players to go above and beyond, and any outcome other than a win is unacceptable. For FSU quarterback Jordan Travis and the Seminoles, the rivalry simply means more than other games.
“All the guys know that this game means a lot, we talked about it at the beginning of the year, there’s two games that mean the most to us, and we always talk about that,” Travis said. “It’s Florida and Miami, we know what’s going to come with the game, there’s going to be a lot of energy but at the same time, we need to keep the main thing the main thing. It is a football game and we’ve got to focus on the play in front of us and keep our emotions under control.”
Travis has cemented himself as an FSU great over the past two seasons as he holds the school’s record for most touchdowns after passing former Heisman Trophy winner Chris Weinke, but it wasn’t until the 2021 Miami game when Travis was able to flip the switch from being a promising young athlete to a record holder and elite quarterback.
“My confidence rose a lot, I mean just being a kid that didn’t believe in himself too much and going out there in a game like that and beating Miami in the way we did obviously boosts your confidence a lot,” Travis said.
After his first game without wide receivers Johnny Wilson and Keon Coleman all season, Travis threw for a season-high 360 yards, and despite what is arguably his best performance of the season, the absence of the two star Seminoles was missed as they were on the sidelines after being injured in previous games. With that being said, Travis gave a promising update on the status of the players in his post-practice interview.
“I see Keon here and I’ll FaceTime him and check in on him, I’m always with Johnny, so we talk but they wanted to be back last week, but we gotta make sure they’re good, so I look forward to Saturday for sure and seeing them Saturday,” Travis said.
As Travis prepares for what will be his last rivalry game in Doak Campbell Stadium, he reflects on his career at Florida State and what it means to be able to play in a rivalry as big and competitive as the FSU-Miami rivalry, as well as what it means for him to do so as a Seminole.
“It’s been an honor and blessing, especially playing for Florida State. Just being at this school is a blessing from the man upstairs, but it’s another opportunity to go out there and compete against these guys,” Travis said. “Everyone knows I have not been a Miami fan for years, and it’s been a blessing just to represent this university and just being in this big game. I’m so blessed, and I’m going to go out there on Saturday and give it everything I have.”
Travis and the Seminoles take the field on Saturday in a sold-out Doak Campbell Stadium for the annual in-state matchup against Miami. Kickoff is scheduled for 3:30 with the game being broadcast on ABC. With a win, FSU would go undefeated in conference play in the regular season and move within two wins of tying the all-time record in the rivalry.
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