Former Florida State Seminoles star player is back on campus helping Mike Norvell get the football program turned around
One of the best FSU stars we have seen in recent memory is back on campus. Jordan Travis started at Louisville in 2018, playing in three games, before transferring to Florida State in 2019. At FSU, Travis became a star, setting school records with 99 total touchdowns and 10,665 yards of offense over 46 games. […]
One of the best FSU stars we have seen in recent memory is back on campus.
Jordan Travis started at Louisville in 2018, playing in three games, before transferring to Florida State in 2019. At FSU, Travis became a star, setting school records with 99 total touchdowns and 10,665 yards of offense over 46 games. He threw for 8,644 yards and 65 touchdowns, second in FSU history, and ran for 1,910 yards and 31 touchdowns. In 2023, he led FSU to an 11-0 start, earning ACC Player of the Year and fifth place in Heisman voting. He also beat rival Miami three times, a first for an FSU quarterback.
He is truly one of the best players to ever play at FSU. Unfortunately, his last game for FSU was his last game ever.
On November 18, 2023, a severe leg injury—a fractured and dislocated left ankle—ended his season during a game against North Alabama. The injury, caused by a controversial hip drop tackle, contributed to FSU’s exclusion from the 2023 College Football Playoff despite a 13-0 record. The committee didn't want FSU in without their best player.
Drafted by the New York Jets in the fifth round of the 2024 NFL Draft, they tried to set the injury aside and hope that the kid could bounce back. Unfortunately, he never did. Travis struggled with rehab. He was placed on the reserve/non-football injury list for the 2024 season and retired from the NFL on April 30, 2025, at age 24.
He is such an important figure and part of FSU and its history. Sure, he never won a Heisman Trophy or a National Championship, but he stuck with the Noles during some of the worst times and had one of their best seasons ever. And now that he is retired, it seems he could be helping his former coach.
Last season, Norvell only won two games at FSU, which is the worst season they have had since the 1970s. Travis was spotted at FSU this week during the Noles Elite Camp. And, that could be because he's helping Norvell. I mean, why else would he be there?
It wouldn't surprise me to see Travis end up on the staff in some sort of way, even if it's with the smallest of roles.
