CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Redshirt freshman quarterback Jordan Travis still doesn't know if he'll be playing football for Florida State this season.

"The process is still going," FSU coach Willie Taggart said at the ACC Kickoff meeting Wednesday.

"Again, you don't know how it's going to work out. It's one of those deals, I mean, you see it around the country now, some get waivers, some don't."

Taggart said FSU will have to move forward with fall practice starting in August.

"We're going to go in the way we are," Taggart said.

"Jordan is part of our football team, a heck of a football player. It will be great to have him. If we don't get him, it's going to be great to have him continue to develop and be ready to go next year, and for us to continue to get ready for this season."

Travis entered the NCAA transfer portal and transferred to FSU in December, just before Louisville coach Bobby Petrino was fired following a 2-10 season.

Travis went 4-for-14 for 71 yards and a touchdown in three games played as a true freshman. He also rushed for 40 yards on eight carries.

He is the younger brother of former FSU second baseman Devon Travis, who now plays for the Toronto Blue Jays.

Travis participated in off-season workouts at FSU and went through spring practice as the No. 2 quarterback behind redshirt sophomore James Blackman.

He really struggled at the beginning of the spring, but made quite a bit of progress throughout spring practice. He had a very good spring game, completing 22 of 28 passes for 241 yards.

FSU applied for a waiver for his immediate eligibility this season upon his arrival at FSU. Sources told the Democrat during the spring that Travis' waiver was denied, but that was expected and the program had filed an appeal.

Ohio State quarterback Justin Fields (Georgia) and Miami quarterback Tate Martell (Ohio State) had been granted immediate eligibility earlier in the off-season, which led to optimism that Travis would be granted his waiver.

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What does it mean for FSU

FSU's quarterback depth isn't what it should be after the dismissal of Deondre Francois in January, Bailey Hockman's transfer last fall, and not signing a high school quarterback in either of the last two recruiting classes.

The Seminoles brought in Wisconsin graduate transfer Alex Hornibrook in May, but he did not take part in spring practice with FSU or the Badgers. Hornibrook does have 32 starts under his belt and an Orange Bowl victory over Miami. He shredded the Hurricane defense for four touchdowns.

Travis was the only other scholarship quarterback besides projected starter James Blackman that has worked in Kendal Briles' offense at the speed that it is running.

Hornibrook does not have experience running an up-tempo offense after running Wisconsin's pro-style offense.

Travis not being eligible would a lot of pressure on Blackman to perform and Hornibrook to adjust to the complete opposite of the offense he ran for the last four seasons.

Travis isn't going to be the starting quarterback even if he gets his eligibility. But he would provide better depth at the quarterback position at FSU, which has seen its starting quarterback miss at least one game with injuries the last two seasons.

He will still be able to practice , which will help him in the future.

It wouldn't be a major blow or even a significant blow to FSU for the 2019 season, but it does put some added pressure on the program at the most important position on the field.

Reach Wayne McGahee III at wmcgahee@tallahassee.com.