Football
NEW YORK – Colorado two-way star Travis Hunter won the 2024 Heisman Trophy on Saturday, becoming the eighth player in Big 12 history to win the most prestigious award in college football. Hunter, who earned 61% of first-place votes, broke NCAA and Conference records in his junior season for the Buffaloes.
The Suwanee, Georgia native played over 600 snaps on defense and offense this season. Hunter was the Big 12 Conference’s Defensive Player of the Year while earning First Team All-Big 12 honors on offense and defense, becoming the first Big 12 player ever to receive all-conference accolades on both sides of the ball. Earlier this week, he was named the AP’s National Player of the Year, received the Chuck Bednarik Award as the nation’s top defensive player and won the Fred Biletnikoff Award as the top wide receiver in the country.
As a wide receiver, Hunter ranked in the top five nationally in receptions (92), receiving yards (1,152) and receiving touchdowns (14) with his receptions and touchdown catches leading the Big 12 Conference. His 14 receiving touchdowns also set a CU program record. He also eclipsed 100 yards receiving in seven of his 12 games this season, which also set a school record.
The junior tallied four interceptions, which ranked in the top 20 nationally and tied for third in the Big 12. Hunter was also among NCAA leaders in passes defended with 11 pass break-ups to go along with his 32 tackles. With three receiving touchdowns and an interception in the Buffaloes’ regular-season finale versus Oklahoma State, the two-way star became the first player since at least 1996 to achieve that feat.
Hunter helped Colorado to a five-win improvement this season and an appearance in the Valero Alamo Bowl where the Buffs will face a Big 12 opponent in BYU on Saturday, Dec. 28 on ABC at 6:30 p.m. CT.
