Jordan Travis pens emotional farewell to Florida State fans
Florida State quarterback Jordan Travis cemented his legacy as one of the greatest players ever to suit up in Tallahassee. Even though his season was cut short by a devastating injury, Travis has handled the entire situation with class throughout.
On Saturday night, the Seminole great penned an emotional farewell to Florida State fans on his Twitter page.
“Thank you Florida State University. Thank you to my teammates and coaches. What a journey and I wouldn’t change a thing. “Don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened.” God is great all the damn time,” Travis wrote on Saturday evening.
His season-ending injury stole headlines for plenty of reasons. But what he did beforehand, though, proved he could be a fun prospect for NFL general managers as the 2024 draft approaches.
Travis was in the Heisman conversation as he threw for 2,756 yards and 20 touchdowns across a little over 10 full games of action at Florida State. However, ESPN projects him as a possible Day 3 or undrafted free agent prospect — meaning he’ll have to open some eyes through the pre-draft process.
Mike Norvell praised Jordan Travis
While doing a press conference for the Orange Bowl, Norvell took the time to praise his signal-caller.
“To touch on Jordan, just a special man,” Mike Norvell said. “The example he’s been for our football team, the way that he’s grown, the work that he’s put in, the way that he approaches every day whether it was practice, meeting rooms, what he’s doing in the classroom, he approached every day as a champion.”
Of course, Norvell feels that Travis has had an impact on all of college football, not just Florida State.
“I think that he’s been one of the bright lights of college football that you see somebody that was in a challenging, tough moment that has really improved at a drastic level. He’s become one of the best players in the country and he did it the right way,” Norvell said.
“He cares about people, he cares about this university, he cares about his teammates. Unfortunately, he got injured. That was the end of his playing career. Even through that, I mean, he’s been so present in everything that he could be just to help his teammates, to continue to be supportive, the encourager. I mean, he’s what’s right about college athletics. Just so glad to have his example. Just a wonderful Seminole.”
On3’s Dan Morrison and Nick Schultz also contributed to this article.