On Saturday, Florida State quarterback Jordan Travis was carted off the field after suffering a serious injury to his left leg after being tackled in the Seminoles’ game against North Alabama.
Today, Travis confirmed everyone’s fears when he took to Instagram and disclosed that his season and his career with the Seminoles were both finished.
“I truly cannot thank everyone enough for the many thoughts, prayers and messages that have been sent my way,” wrote Travis. “I have been overwhelmed by the support from my teammates, coaches, the Florida State community and those all around the world. Although the injury I sustained on November 18th 2023 marks the end of my Seminole playing career, the great memories created here at FSU will never fade. Being the quarterback here at Florida State University has been a dream come true. I am humbled, honored and forever grateful. The journey this team set out on is not over yet as all of our goals still lie just ahead. I am excited to be by my brothers’ sides every day as we continue our attack. We’re all we got, we’re all we need. Job’s not finished. Go Noles!”
Jordan Travis, a redshirt senior, was a Seminoles fan growing up in Florida. After starting his college career at Louisville, he transferred to Florida State in 2019. Two years later, Travis became the Seminoles starting QB and elevated the team back to national prominence.
During his tenure, he’s risen to become the program’s second-highest passer in terms of yardage with 8,644 yards. He’s also thrown 65 TDs and 19 INTs while rushing for 1,910 yards and 31 TDs.
His impact on the team is obvious as the Seminoles have won 16 straight games, qualified for the ACC Championship game, and, as of today, ranked 4th in the CFP standings (some say that might change with Travis’ injury and Washington’s big win at Oregon State on Saturday).
“Jordan will be talked about forever in this program,” coach Mike Norvell said on Monday. “It’s not necessarily going to be just about his playing ability. It’s going to be about who he is.”
On the field, who Travis is is a star. He’s the only player in school history ranked in top 10 on FSU’s career passing touchdowns and rushing touchdowns lists.
Here, according to the Tallahassee Democrat, are some of his other accomplishments with the Seminoles that put him in the same discussion as other Heisman winning, FSU greats such as Charlie Ward (1993), Chris Weinke (2000) and Jamies Winston (2013).
- No. 1 in touchdown responsibility (97)
- No. 1 in total offense (10,516 yards)
- No. 1 in quarterback rushing yards (1,894)
- No. 1 in quarterback rushing touchdowns (31)
- No. 2 in passing touchdowns (65)
- No. 2 in passing yards (8,622)
- No. 3 in completions (631)
- No. 3 in completion percentage (62.5%)
- No. 3 in wins (28)
Jordan Travis is also one of the primary reasons why the Seminoles (11-0) are back in the national conversation.
This is also a reason why he should remain in the Heisman Trophy conversation regardless of the injury. With 2,756 passing yards, 20 TDs, 2 INTs and an undefeated team, Travis deserves to be invited to New York City in December.
Get better soon Jordan!
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