In Friday's 52-0 victory over Oklahoma State, Colorado's all-around standout Travis Hunter made a big impression on Heisman Trophy voters. Hunter finished the Buffaloes' regular season finale with three aerial touchdowns and one defensive interception, showing that he was everywhere on the field.
It cemented a memorable season for Hunter, who according to FanDuel is the clear favorite to win the Heisman at -10000. Hunter's biggest rival, Ashton Jeanty, a running back for Boise State, is at +3000.
To put things in perspective, Hunter started the year at +6500. He has undoubtedly had one of the most remarkable seasons of any individual athlete in the history of our sport. Against Oklahoma State, Hunter established the tone early on by intercepting a pass to bring the initial drive of Cowboys ends abruptly.
It was his fifth game this season with two receiving touchdowns and his seventh with at least 100 yards in the air. Additionally, it was the third time in his career that he had a receiving score and one interception, the most since 2000, when he had ten or more receptions and one interception. during the entire season.
Hunter's performance on Saturday means that he ends the regular season with four interceptions and eleven pass breakups as a defensive back and 92 wide receiver catches for 1,152 yards and 14 touchdowns. Hunter is only the second player in FBS history to have at least four receiving touchdowns and four interceptions in a single season, following Aqib Talib in 2007. Talib played there infrequently and had only 187 receiving yards at the time.
Additionally, he is the only FBS player since 1996 to record three or more receiving touchdowns and one or more interceptions in a same game. In the NFL, that hasn't been done since 1942.
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