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No one is more confident in Travis Hunter’s chances of winning the Heisman Trophy than his coach, Deion Sanders.
Following Hunter’s standout performance in Colorado’s 52-0 blowout victory over Oklahoma State, where he recorded 116 receiving yards on 10 receptions and three touchdowns, Sanders believes the competition is settled.
“Travis clinched the Heisman with his performance,” Sanders told reporters after the game.
Hunter recorded one tackle and one interception on defense and his all-around performance was more than enough for Sanders to praise him after the game.
“What did he (have)? Three touchdowns, 100 yards and an interception and two passes broken up,” said Sanders. “He should have had another pick, hit him right in the darn chest. I’m not happy with that but I’m happy with him.”
Sanders’ Heisman endorsement comes just days after he expressed frustration over Hunter being excluded from the list of finalists for the Jim Thorpe Award.
The Buffaloes’ head coach won the award himself in 1988 while at Florida State.
“How is Travis Hunter snubbed by the Thorpe Award?” Sanders told reporters on Tuesday, per USA Today’s Brent Schrotenboer. “You can have my award. You can have it back. Matter of fact, I’m going to give him mine. I ain’t using it. It’s just sitting up there collecting dust. So Travis can have my Thorpe Award, because if this ain’t the most idiotic thing in college football, that he’s not a finalist for the Jim Thorpe Award and he is, I would say arguably, but I don’t think it’s really an argument about this young man being the best defensive back in college football.”
Hunter has -10000 odds of winning the Heisman Trophy, ahead of competitors Ashton Jeanty (+2500), Cam Ward (+20000) and Dillon Gabriel (+25000), according to DraftKings Sportsbook.
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