Colorado’s Travis Hunter is faculty soccer’s most excellent participant, profitable the Heisman Trophy on Saturday evening.
Hunter gained the Heisman Trophy over Boise State operating again Ashton Jeanty, Oregon quarterback Dillon Gabriel, and Miami quarterback Cam Ward.
An emotional hunter shared an extended embrace with head coach Deion Sanders, wiping away tears on Coach Prime’s shoulder.
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Cornerback Travis Hunter of the Colorado Buffaloes does the Heisman pose after intercepting a move in opposition to the UCF Knights at FBC Mortgage Stadium Sept. 28, 2024, in Orlando, Fla. (Don Juan Moore/Getty Photos)
“I thank God, man. I by no means thought I would be on this place,” Hunter stated when accepting the award.
Hunter acquired 552 first-place votes, beating out Jeanty’s 309. They had been, by far, the top-two finishers within the vote, and it was the closest vote since 2009.
Hunter, 21, had some of the unimaginable seasons in faculty soccer historical past, enjoying each broad receiver and cornerback for Colorado.
The Colorado famous person performed a whopping 1,380 whole snaps this season, hardly ever leaving the sector.
Hunter performed 670 snaps on offense, and 686 snaps on protection, whereas additionally enjoying 24 particular groups snaps.
Colorado cornerback Travis Hunter runs in opposition to TCU in the course of the first half Sept. 2, 2023, in Fort Value, Texas. (AP Photograph/LM Otero)
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As a large receiver, Hunter had 92 catches for 1,152 yards and 14 whole touchdowns. Hunter gained the Biletnikoff Award because the nation’s greatest broad receiver.
Hunter additionally gained the Bednarik Award because the nation’s greatest defensive participant, turning into the primary participant ever to win each the Bednarik and Biletnikoff Award.
As a nook, Hunter had 31 tackles, 11 move deflections, and 4 interceptions, anchoring Colorado’s protection.
Hunter, together with quarterback Shedeur Sanders, led Colorado to a 9-3 document, falling simply in need of making the Huge 12 Championship recreation.
Jeanty got here in second place, because the Boise State operating again had among the best seasons a operating again has ever had in faculty soccer historical past.
Jeanty’s numbers had been that out of a online game, operating for two,497 yards and 29 touchdowns on 344 carries, averaging an unimaginable 7.3 yards per carry.
Heisman Trophy finalists, from left, Oregon’s Dillon Gabriel, Colorado’s Travis Hunter, Boise State’s Ashton Jeanty and Miami’s Cam Ward pose with the trophy Dec. 13, 2024, in New York. (AP Photograph/Corey Sipkin)
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Jeanty helped lead Boise State to the No. 3 seed within the Faculty Soccer Playoff, which features a first-round bye. Boise State will play the winner of SMU and Penn State.
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