FSU football: What’s the Jordan Travis effect on this team?

Less Negative Plays

FSU only gave up a couple of sacks on the day, and those sacks were mostly on the quarterback holding the ball too long.

One attribute Jordan Travis has displayed in small sample sizes, even going back to last year, is a mental clock in his head to use his legs if he doesn’t see anything open downfield.

That alone will mean fewer sacks, which means few times the offense will be behind the chains. If they can do that, that will give the offense a higher percentage of converting third downs, which we’ll get to later.

The threat of Travis running the ball gives the offense an advantage too. It means the opposing defense has to account for everyone, so there isn’t a numbers advantage for the defense, compared to if the quarterback isn’t a running threat.

Ultimately, this means there won’t be as much hidden yardage lost and better field position overall for FSU. It also means their ability to convert on third-down should be improved.