Mario Cristobal: Jordan Travis is in our thoughts and prayers

There are some things that you put a rivalry aside for. The catastrophic injury to Florida State quarterback Jordan Travis is one of those things and that’s exactly what Miami head coach Mario Cristobal has done.

Cristobal explained that, even though he hasn’t personally reached out to anyone at Florida State, Travis is in everyone’s thoughts and prayers.

“A lot of times I don’t reach out to coaches, personally, just because of the hustle and bustle of the day,” Mario Cristobal said. “I can tell you that he is in our thoughts and prayers and personally in mine.”

The Florida State Seminoles are unbeaten this season, largely because of quarterback Jordan Travis. Unfortunately, his season is now over, after suffering a catastrophic leg injury against North Alabama while scrambling on Saturday.

In place of Jordan Travis, Tate Rodemaker came into the game for Florida State and led the Seminoles to an easy win. That pushed the Seminoles to 11-0 on the season. However, there are still more than a few questions about Florida State’s season moving forward in the wake of the injury. At the same time, for people like Mike Norvell, the focus is on Travis’ health.

“I like to say you block it out. You don’t,” Norvell said. “Coming in, we knew this was Jordan Travis’ last game at Doak Campbell Stadium. I wanted to see him have a special game, special experience, you know. And for anytime somebody gets hurt, it hurt. I mean, it’s painful to see. It’s painful to have to go through.

Jordan Travis releases inspirational statement following season-ending injury

Following his injury, Jordan Travis released an inspirational statement where he called on his Florida State teammates to finish the job this season. That means beating Florida, winning the ACC, and going on to the College Football Playoff.

“I truly cannot thank everyone enough for the many thoughts, prayers and messages that have been sent my way. 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,” Travis wrote.

“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!”