FSU backs Team Jayse

Posted on December 3, 2014

By MARK VIOLA / Staff writer

When the Florida State University Seminoles defeated their rivals, the University of Florida Gators, this past Saturday, perhaps no fan was happier than Taylor County teen Jayse Simpson.

For in the past two weeks, Jayse and the team have formed a connection, with each inspiring the other to win their respective battles. When the players learned that Jayse was due to have surgery later this week to repair issues with his heart, the entire organization came together to give him and his family a day they will never forget.

PHOTO: Jayse Simpson, right, met one of his FSU heroes, Heisman Trophy winner Charlie Ward, at Saturday’s Seminole-Gator match-up in Tallahassee. 

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