There’s not a lot else to say concerning the season Colorado Buffaloes two-way star Travis Hunter had apart from to say it is likely one of the biggest particular person school soccer seasons ever.
Hunter earned his greatest honor on Saturday evening when he gained the Heisman Trophy, finishing a dominant awards week that noticed him additionally win the Biletnikoff Award because the nation’s high broad receiver, the Bednarik Award as the highest defensive participant, the Walter Camp Award because the participant of the yr and the Paul Hornung Award as probably the most versatile participant.
He gained the award over finalists Dillon Gabriel (quarterback, Oregon), Cam Ward (quarterback, Miami) and Ashton Jeanty (operating again, Boise State)
When he cleaned up on the School Soccer Awards present earlier within the week, it appeared to set the stage for him to take dwelling the Heisman, and it’s exhausting to argue towards his win.
Hunter has spent the previous two years as a dominant two-way participant at broad receiver and cornerback and has been one of many driving forces in serving to to return the Colorado soccer program to relevance.
Throughout his 2024 season, Hunter caught 92 passes for 1,152 yards and 14 touchdowns whereas additionally 31 tackles, 11 move defenses and 4 interceptions on protection.
It was not unusual for him to play greater than 100 snaps per sport, given his workload on offense and protection. He performed 1,380 complete snaps for the season, by far probably the most in school soccer.
Historically, the Heisman Trophy is awfully tough for broad receivers or defensive backs to win. Previous to Hunter, solely 4 broad receivers had ever gained the award, whereas Charles Woodson was the one defensive again — and solely primarily defensive participant — to win it. It’s usually an award that goes to the highest quarterback or operating again within the nation.
Hunter’s play on either side of the ball, nevertheless, was merely an excessive amount of for the voters to miss.
The following query for Hunter will probably be whether or not or not he can proceed this two-way dominance on the subsequent degree.
He’s a reputable first-round expertise at each positions and figures to be one of many first gamers off the board within the 2025 NFL Draft. He may not have the ability to play full-time at each positions on the subsequent degree, nevertheless it looks like a given he’s going to have some kind of a job on each offense and protection, irrespective of the place he goes.
Colorado is ready to play within the Alamo Bowl towards BYU on Dec. 28 in San Antonio, Texas. It’s not but recognized if Hunter and Colorado’s different stars will play in that sport.
