Jameis Winston on Jordan Travis' leg injury: 'Keep your head up bro, stand firm'

The Florida State Seminoles suffered a massive loss on Saturday night, as star quarterback Jordan Travis went down with a serious injury to his left leg. FSU legend Jameis Winston was on the sidelines wearing Travis’ jersey.

And shortly after the injury in the first quarter, he shared a touching message for Travis to the CW broadcast crew.

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“Well, I just want to continue to encourage him to stay resilient and continue to persevere,” said Winston. “He was having one of the best years ever in college football and I’m grateful to be rocking his jersey.

“The significance of his number, with us winning the championship in 2013 and him being one of the best quarterbacks this year. Man, I just want to continue to lift him up. Keep your head [up] bro. Stand firm. Be strong, courageous.

“The Lord has a plan for you that nobody can ever even imagine. So, just stay resilient. He has done that. So, I know to him and his family. I just wanna pray for his family. He’s gonna be fine. I know he will.”

Travis has been the driving force behind Florida State’s undefeated season. Losing him would obviously be a massive loss. Backup quarterback Tate Rodemaker took the majority of the reps once he left the game, but third stringer Brock Glenn came in to score his first touchdown as a Seminole in the fourth quarter. Travis was placed in an ambulance and headed to the hospital in Tallahassee.

While North Alabama came out of the gates with upset on their minds, Florida State extinguished any and all hope in the final three quarters. NAU led 13-0 after the first quarter, but the Seminoles turned it on and in a big way the rest of the way, cruising to a 58-13 blowout victory.

Jameis Winston honoring Jordan Travis

Former Florida State star quarterback Jameis Winston was the guest of honor for Saturday night’s contest against North Alabama. But upon his arrival, Winston was showing some love to the Seminoles’ current star signal caller, Jordan Travis.

Week 12’s game against North Alabama was Florida State’s final home game of the season. It also served as Senior Day for the Seminoles’ departing players. Not only that, but the Florida State athletic department elected to honor Winston Saturday night, retiring his jersey, making this weekend a special occasion for Seminoles fans and players of both the past and present.

To celebrate the present, Winston showed up wearing Travis’s jersey, supporting the quarterback, who has a chance to join him as a national champion by the end of this season.

On3’s Justin Rudolph also contributed to this article.