Yesterday I shared some thoughts as to what Duke might need to do on offense to upset Florida State this Saturday.
Today I’m going to put Duke on defense.
Against Jordan Travis.
Travis was hyped as a potential Heisman candidate coming into the season.
Florida State has had three Heisman Trophy winners. All were quarterbacks, all three played against Duke and all led their teams to decisive victories, Charlie Ward 45-7 in 1993, Chris Weinke 63-14 in 2000 and Jameis Winston 45-7 in the 2013 ACC title game.
Travis probably isn’t going to win the Heisman this season. Attention seems to be focused on other quarterbacks, Caleb Williams (Southern Cal), Michael Penix, Jr. (Washington), Drake Maye (North Carolina) and Bo Nix (Oregon), among others.
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