Travis continues to be presence at FSU practices
MIAMI GARDENS – It’s like Jordan Travis never left.
Well, that’s because the Florida State football quarterback has stuck around the team and continues to have a heavy presence at practices ahead of the Orange Bowl, despite suffering a seasonending injury Nov. 18 against North Alabama.
Freshman quarterback Brock Glenn is ready to make just his second career start for No. 5 FSU (13-0) against No. 6 Georgia (12-1) at 4 p.m. Saturday at here at Hard Rock Stadium after Tate Rodemaker decided to opt out and enter the NCAA Transfer Portal on Christmas Day Monday.
Travis remains in the ear of the freshman from Memphis.
“Jordan’s helped me a tremendous amount,” Glenn said at his availability ahead of the game Wednesday at Le Méridien Dania Beach at Fort Lauderdale Airport.
“When I came in he literally took me under his wing with football and outside of football in life. I always hang out with him outside of football as well.
“Him being here, especially for me, because just the support and he’s helping me with the offense as well in practice. He texts me after practice talking about a play and I can do this and that. So I mean, he’s still out here helping all the guys. And I think it’s just awesome to see him out here supporting us.”
Travis’ presence has been a boon for the players outside of the quarterback room, as well. It helps a team that is ailing with opt-outs following the College Football snub, which the CFP Committee blamed on the Travis injury.
Travis’ sixth and final season - and the fifth as a Seminole - ended with Heisman Trophy contention numbers. He finished with 207 of 324 passing for 2,755 yards, 20 touchdowns and just two interceptions. He also added 73 rushes for 176 yards and seven scores, as well as one reception for two yards and another TD.
“Jordan’s been huge for not just [Glenn] but I think the team,” tight end Kyle Morlock said. “Even yesterday, [at] practice seeing him on the sideline, that’s huge, just a guy like that’s injured right now.
“He can’t play but he’s still down here supporting the team. He’s been huge for everybody out there, not just the quar
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The Dolphins and Ravens are two of the few
NFL teams that still carry, and use, the fullback.
It makes a point about what John Harbaugh and Mike McDaniel want to do.
It makes a point about the style of offensive football they want to play.
And yet the perceptions about the Dolphins and the Ravens could not be more different, heading into Sunday’s epic clash in Maryland.
“We play a brand of football that people don’t want to play,” Baltimore linebacker Patrick Queen said this week.
He means smashmouth.