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FSU football: How much better can ‘Noles offense be in 2020?

By Kelvin Hunt

Nov 16, 2019; Tallahassee, FL, USA; Florida State Seminoles quarterback Jordan Travis (13) runs the ball during the second half against the Alabama State Hornets at Doak Campbell Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Melina Myers-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 16, 2019; Tallahassee, FL, USA; Florida State Seminoles quarterback Jordan Travis (13) runs the ball during the second half against the Alabama State Hornets at Doak Campbell Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Melina Myers-USA TODAY Sports /
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FSU football is producing an offense fans haven’t seen since the 2016 season when they finished among the best in the nation.

FSU football fans have to be wondering what could have been if Jordan Travis hadn’t missed a lot of time in the offseason with injuries.

Travis has been the catalyst behind the FSU football rebirth of sorts after replacing freshman Tate Rodemaker in the Jacksonville State game and leading the Noles to their first victory of the year in comeback fashion.

A lot of questions about Travis’s ability to play quarterback were answered against Notre Dame and further validated in the FSU upset of No. 5 North Carolina Saturday night.

The FSU offense has transformed since he’s been inserted permanently in the lineup, but even more so, the team as a whole has been transformed.

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Mike Norvell is a great offensive mind, with his teams fielding one of the best offenses in college football the past four seasons.

It seems FSU football will be no different, but how much better can this offense be? FSU offensive coordinator Kenny Dillingham said they had 17 plays they used for corrections after the North Carolina game.

They only ran 54 offensive plays, so 31 percent of them needed corrections, yet they still averaged over eight yards per play while only completing eight passes.

That’s likely not sustainable, but what if they can lower the number of plays that need corrections?

Here’s the offensive output since Jordan Travis entered the game against Jacksonville State:

  • Jacksonville State: 62 plays for 471 yards (7.6 ypp)
  • Notre Dame: 71 plays for 405 yards (5.70 ypp)
  • North Carolina: 54 plays for 434 yards (8.03 ypp)

FSU is averaging 7.11 yards per play since Jordan Travis took over at quarterback. If we add the stats from the first two games that featured mostly James Blackman, the Noles are averaging 5.55 yards per play(this is all five games combined).

They are averaging 30.3 points per game since Travis took over but only scored 23 points in the two games he didn’t play or only had a handful of plays.

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How much better can this offense be the more experience the team gets as a whole? I’m not sure, but as long as Jordan Travis remains healthy, this FSU offense is going to be a problem for a lot of teams on the schedule.

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