{"id":2021364,"date":"2023-09-04T12:05:02","date_gmt":"2023-09-04T16:05:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jordan-travis-accounts-for-5-tds-and-no-8-florida-state-thumps-no-5-lsu-45-24-in-marquee-matchup\/"},"modified":"2023-09-04T12:07:04","modified_gmt":"2023-09-04T16:07:04","slug":"jordan-travis-accounts-for-5-tds-and-no-8-florida-state-thumps-no-5-lsu-45-24-in-marquee-matchup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jordan-travis-accounts-for-5-tds-and-no-8-florida-state-thumps-no-5-lsu-45-24-in-marquee-matchup\/","title":{"rendered":"Jordan Travis leads No. 8 Florida State to a dominant 45-24 victory over No. 5 LSU with 5 TDs."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">38<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fjordan-travis-accounts-for-5-tds-and-no-8-florida-state-thumps-no-5-lsu-45-24-in-marquee-matchup%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2021364&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Florida State Dominates LSU \u200cin Season Opener<\/h2>\n<p>ORLANDO, Fla.\u2014Sitting in\u2063 his \u2062<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-audio-think-tanks-star-lawsuit-witness-admits-to-tommy-robinson-that-they-bribed-him-for-testimony-against-us-congressional-staffer\/\" title=\"EXCLUSIVE AUDIO: Think Tank\u2019s Star Lawsuit Witness Admits to Tommy Robinson That They Bribed Him For Testimony Against US Congressional Staffer\">hotel room<\/a> the night before Florida State&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/guilty-on-all-charges-the-sports-world-reacts-to-the-derek-chauvin-verdict\/\" title=\"Guilty On All Charges: The Sports World Reacts To The Derek Chauvin Verdict\">season opener<\/a>, Jordan \u2064Travis imagined\u200d how it would go against LSU.<\/p>\n<p>Big plays? Yes. Touchdowns? Sure.\u2063 A blowout?\u2062 Absolutely.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI envisioned all\u2062 of \u200dthis,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Related Stories<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/sports\/lsu-wins-1st-college-world-series-title-since-2009-beating-florida-18-4-one-day-after-20-run-loss-5358668\">LSU Wins\u2062 1St College World Series\u200b Title\u200d Since 2009, Beating Florida 18\u20134 One Day After 20-run Loss<\/a> (6\/26\/2023)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/sports\/florida-hammers-lsu-24-4-to-send-mcws-to-game-3-post-5356421\">Florida hammers LSU 24\u20134 to send \u2062MCWS to Game 3<\/a> (6\/26\/2023)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Travis accounted for five touchdowns, \u2063including three to \u200dMichigan State transfer\u2064 Keon \u200cColeman, and the eighth-ranked\u2063 Seminoles \u200cthrottled No. 5 LSU \u206345\u201324 on Sunday night \u2063in the most anticipated matchup of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/opinion-college-footballs-playoff-expansion-is-all-about-greed\/\" title=\"OPINION: College Football\u2019s Playoff Expansion Is All About Greed\">college football\u2019<\/a>s opening weekend.<\/p>\n<p>The Seminoles delivered \u2062a dominant second \u200bhalf to extend their winning streak to seven and established themselves as an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jordan-travis-accounts-for-5-tds-and-no-8-florida-state-thumps-no-5-lsu-45-24-in-marquee-matchup\/\" title=\"Jordan Travis leads No. 8 Florida State to a dominant 45-24 victory over No. 5 LSU with 5 TDs.\">early season favorite<\/a> to make the College Football Playoff.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI told them before the day that\u200c they&#8217;re built for a\u2062 time like\u200b this, this stage, two top-10 teams in\u200b the country,\u201d\u2063 coach Mike Norvell said. \u201cThat second half, that was a glimpse of what this team can \u2063do \u200dand where\u2062 I think it can go.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>They won this \u200bone\u2062 primarily on \u2063fourth down.<\/p>\n<p>FSU stopped the Tigers twice on\u200d fourth down\u200b in the first half, including once at the goal line, and scored the go-ahead touchdown one play after Travis connected with Lawrance\u2062 Toafili for 41 yards on fourth-and-2. Travis ran\u200c in on the\u2064 ensuing \u2063play to put the Seminoles ahead 24\u201317 and \u2064send most of the 65,429 in attendance into a frenzy.<\/p>\n<p>Roughly 80% of\u200d those on hand were \u2064draped\u2064 in garnet and gold. They\u200b got exactly what they wanted: a \u2063blowout to kickstart\u2064 the program\u2019s most\u2063 hyped \u200bseason\u2063 in nearly a decade. \u200cLSU was\u200d a 2 1\/2-point favorite, according to FanDuel\u2064 Sportsbook.<\/p>\n<p>FSU won its\u2063 final six games last season and then surprisingly returned nearly everyone \u2063for\u200b coach Norvell\u2019s fourth season, including Travis, standout receiver Johnny\u200c Wilson, and stud pass rusher \u2063Jared Verse.<\/p>\n<p>But the star of the opener was Coleman, who left\u2063 East Lansing, Michigan, for greener grass in Tallahassee. He finished with\u2062 nine catches for 122 yards, including scoring plays of 40,\u2062 21, and 7 yards.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cReally\u200c just thankful for the opportunity and coach saying yes to me and believing in me,\u201d Coleman said.<\/p>\n<p>Added Norvell: \u201cI&#8217;m grateful for me\u2063 saying yes, \u2063too.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Wilson added seven receptions for\u200c 104 yards and would have had better numbers \u200chad it\u200c not been for two drops.<\/p>\n<p>Travis was at his best in the second half, connecting on \u206311 of 13 passes as the Seminoles took the \u200clead for good. He sent most\u2062 of the LSU faithful to the exits when he found South Carolina transfer Jaheim Bell down the sideline\u2062 for a 44-yard score with \u20637 \u200bminutes remaining.<\/p>\n<p>Travis completed 23 of 31 passes for 342 yards and\u2063 four TDs. He and Coleman hooked up for a 40-yarder to \u200dstart the scoring,\u200b added a 21-yarder late in the second to\u200d tie the game at 14, and \u2063then connected on a 7-yard fade\u2062 in the fourth.<\/p>\n<p>Jayden \u200cDaniels \u2063wasn&#8217;t nearly as effective for \u200dLSU in a showdown of two of the top three preseason Heisman Trophy favorites. He was 22 of 37 passing for \u2062347 yards, \u2063with an \u200binterception and a 75-yard score in the waning minutes. He ran 15 times for 64 yards and was on the receiving \u2063end of the hit of the night: FSU&#8217;s Tatum Bethune hammered him to the ground after he attempted to leap another defender.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis was a total failure on a coaching \u2062standpoint\u2063 and a \u2063player standpoint that \u2064we have to obviously address,\u201d LSU coach\u200b Brian Kelly said. \u201cI know adversity is always going to \u200bstrike at some time in\u200c this game. \u200dThis is our first real piece of adversity that\u200b we have to address, and I&#8217;m confident \u200bour guys and our\u2062 coaches will \u200crally\u200d in \u2064the manner that they need to.\u201d<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure style=\"width:600px\" class=\"alignnone\"><figcaption>LSU head coach \u2063Brian\u2063 Kelly (R), has a \u200ddiscussion with referee Derek Anderson during the first half of an NCAA college football game against \u200bFlorida State in \u200bOrlando, Fla., on Sept. 3, \u20622023. (John Raoux\/AP Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Florida State probably\u2062 would have trailed by double digits \u200din the first half\u200b had it not\u2064 stopped\u200d the Tigers twice\u2062 on fourth down.<\/p>\n<p>After Daniels connected \u200dwith Tre Bradford for 55 yards on the \u200cfirst play \u2062of the game, LSU had six\u200b shots to \u200bscore from inside the 5-yard line. The Tigers never got close, with\u200d Daniels misfiring twice and then getting\u2064 sacked on fourth down.<\/p>\n<p>The Tigers were in the red zone again in the second quarter, but\u2064 Daniels was \u2063sacked on a fourth-and-1 play from the FSU 13.<\/p>\n<p>Two drives deep into Se<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In his hotel room before Florida State&#8217;s season opener, Jordan Travis envisioned a successful game against LSU. He imagined big plays, touchdowns, and a blowout victory. 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