Two-way star Travis Hunter put an exclamation point on his Heisman Trophy case Friday, hauling in three touchdown passes and an interception in Colorado's 52-0 thrashing of Oklahoma State.
He posed with his fiancée, Leanna Lenee, who wore a jacket with"HE12MAN" -- a nod to Hunter, his jersey number and college football's top individual honor -- on the back. As Hunter completed his celebratory circuit behind the north end zone at Folsom Field, a fan told him he was the greatest ever to wear a Colorado jersey.
Hunter is vying to become Colorado's second Heisman winner, following running back Rashaan Salaam in 1994. And he's also vying to become the first to play a defensive position full time and win it since Michigan cornerback Charles Woodson in 1997. Hunter, who elected not to speak with reporters Friday, also is a finalist for the Maxwell Award, given to college football's top player, and the Chuck Bednarik Award, given to the defensive player of the year.
Both Deion Sanders and Shedeur Sanders said they don't like to knock other awards candidates, and Shedeur Sanders recognized the play of Boise State running back, likely Hunter's top challenger for the Heisman. But they think Hunter's two-way brilliance -- he hardly ever comes off of the field on offense or defense when game outcomes haven't been decided -- stands alone.
His final play came early in the fourth quarter, as he leaped for a 23-yard touchdown pass from Sanders while being draped by Oklahoma State's
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