One team held Jayden Daniels to scoring only one touchdown period. Only one team sacked him 4 times
It wasn’t Alabama.
It wasn’t Mizzou
It wasn’t anyone in the SEC.
Every time someone tells me to get over this I remind myself that one of the greatest QB’s in FSU history (yes I’ve been around this program a long time) got blamed by a bunch of rich network broadcasters for a ridiculous committee decision and had to carry that burden.
There was always such a weird sense with Travis that he was too good to be true... he was too good to be so overlooked... he was too humble... he was too likable... he was too electric.
His presence broke every narrative and stigma about FSU. He was so spectacular, and yet no matter what he did, the national conversation never seemed to fully include him... as if he was just a figment of our imaginations.
In a darkly poetic way, he faded away from the stadium into the night, leaving us all to confront what he did and what he meant for that team and this city and this sport. He left with the team he built in a hole, left to fend for themselves, and to find an identity without him in it. His team responded with fury and rage and a new mandate to play as he had played. The torch didn't pass to one man but to an entire roster.
He gave every last ounce to the game, and now it is up to his teammates, coaches, and his community to bring his proof of concept to life: that FSU is a program... not a player.
Thank you @jordantrav13
My biggest take-away from Summer Institute in Tampa is the importance of Student Agency. Teaching them how to learn, encourage through their struggles, giving them; permission to be themselves, space to act/reflect/self-correct/repeat, develop grit, resilience #AVID4Possibility
#madehistory LCA’s middle school football team just recorded its first win in program history. 20-12 over Union Academy. This is LCA’s first year with a football team. Go Lions! You make us proud!