Colorado Buffaloes star Travis Hunter left the likes of LeBron James, Tyreek Hill, sports pundits and college football fans in awe with his ridiculous touchdown catch.
and a trio of touchdown receptions by two-way star Travis Hunter, opened the 2024 season with a 31-26 victory over North Dakota State at Folsom Field on Thursday night.
Sanders and Hunter, as they often did during the 2023 season, made several impressive plays but one particular play from Hunter stood out. Leading 24-20 with just under eight minutes to go in the fourth quarter, the Buffaloes had a third-and-goal inside the five when Sanders fired a pass to Hunter, who somehow got his hands in position to make the catch with a North Dakota State defender draped all over him.The touchdown reception gave the Buffaloes some much-needed breathing room.
Draft Travis Hunter Top 5, & let him play whatever position he wants!! If there’s a better player in college ball he’s gonna have to show me!Colorado haters aren’t gonna like this, but if Travis Hunter keeps this up and stays healthy, he’s taking home the HeismanTravis Hunter might legitimately win the Heisman if he can stay healthy. He’s the best player in College Football.This is no disrespect to Shedeur Sanders, who is amazing, but I’m here for this Travis Hunter Heisman campaign.
If he keeps up this level of play on both sides of the ball, Hunter could indeed be taking home some hardware at the end of the college football season.Tim Capurso is a staff writer on the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated. Prior to joining SI in November 2023, he wrote for RotoBaller and ClutchPoints, where he was the lead editor for MLB, college football and NFL coverage.
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