When No. 5 Notre Dame hosts Florida State on Saturday night the Irish will be taking on a team that will be featuring their third starting quarterback already, in just fourth game for the Seminoles this fall.
Announced by Florida State head coach Mike Norvell on Monday, red-shirt sophomore Jordan Travis will get the start for Florida State after coming off the bench to help guide the Seminoles to their first victory of the year last week, a 41-24 win over Jacksonville State.
Travis replaced freshman Tate Rodemaker in that contest after Rodemaker struggled early as Jacksonville State jumped out to an unlikely 14-0 lead at Doak Walker Stadium.
Travis then led Florida State on five straight touchdown drives, going 12 of 17 passing for 210 yards and a touchdown along the way while also rushing for 48 yards and an additional score himself.
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James Blackmon, who started for Florida State the last time the Seminoles and Irish played back in 2018, started the season as the Seminoles starting signal caller but was replaced after their debacle in Miami.
“Jordan has really done a nice job; you can tell the work he did during quarantine and a lot of things he was able to do working on his own that was able to carry over,” Norvell said. “We’re excited about having him back, and some of the things he’s been able to do early in the season, even with limited repetition, speaks well to where his continued development can go and what he can be.”
For what it’s worth, Travis was graded as a three-star prospect out of The Benjamin School in North Palm Beach. Originally a Louisville enrollee, Travis transfered to Florida State following the 2018 regular season.