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Blake Schuster

Jordan Travis had the most heartbreaking reaction to Florida State missing the College Football Playoff

Florida State got snubbed by the College Football Playoff committee.

There’s no way around it. However you feel about the strength of the four teams the committee decided are worthy of playing for a national title, it’s impossible to argue FSU didn’t also deserve a spot.

Never before had an undefeated Power Five conference champion been left out of the playoff until Sunday, when the committee tried its best to justify putting one-loss SEC champion Alabama in field over Florida State.

In the immediate aftermath, we’ve seen all five stages grief play out. College fans went ballistic on social media. ACC commissioner Jim Phillips and FSU athletic director Michael Alford went even further in excoriating the committee.

Then there was Jordan Travis, a Heisman Trophy contender at quarterback all year long for Florida State until gruesome leg injury that ended his season three weeks ago. Travis sat next to FSU head coach Mike Norvell as the playoff field was announced and looked speechless upon finding out Florida State wouldn’t get a shot at the national title.

As he tried to process the moment, Travis posted one of the most gut-wrenching messages you’ll read all year and college fans just wanted to give him a giant hug.

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