1 month, 1 week ago

Colorado’s 2-way star Travis Hunter eyes Big 12 title and more before ‘for sure’ entering NFL draft

DENVER — Travis Hunter made a pair of proclamations Thursday: He’s for sure entering the NFL draft after this season, but not until he sees Colorado all the way through the College Football Playoff — if the Buffaloes make it there. “I don’t think nobody will opt out because you’re showing NFL teams that you’re more focused on something else, other than the team goal,” Hunter said of the expanded 12-team College Football Playoff. “So I don’t think players are going to opt out of the playoffs.” Hunter and quarterback Shedeur Sanders chatted Thursday in a set of Zoom calls about turning around the program at Colorado, chasing a Big 12 title, turning pro — Hunter acknowledged he will “for sure” — and, of course, the Heisman race, where Hunter is currently the odds-on favorite in an award each wants to see the other win. “He’s deserving of it, and if it’s between me and him, I want him to get it,” said Sanders, whose 16th-ranked Buffaloes travel to Arrowhead Stadium to face Kansas this weekend.

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3 days, 14 hours ago

Hunter and Sanders close successful chapter at Colorado despite blowout loss to BYU in Alamo Bowl

Associated Press

SAN ANTONIO — On the scoreboard, Travis Hunter and Shedeur Sanders went out with a whimper at Colorado. “We laid the foundation of the program and it’s safer for the other players coming in to pick up where we left off.” Nothing’s been the same at Colorado since the school hired Deion Sanders as head coach in December 2022 — …

No. 20 Colorado cherishing matchup with No. 17 BYU in Alamo Bowl as Sanders, Hunter complete careers

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5 days, 1 hour ago

No. 20 Colorado cherishing matchup with No. 17 BYU in Alamo Bowl as Sanders, Hunter complete careers

Associated Press

SAN ANTONIO — Colorado is relishing the chance to end its season on a high note regardless of the outcome of the Valero Alamo Bowl. I feel a lot of time these days people have turned it into a job, and it’s not supposed to be that.” Colorado coach Deion Sanders honored his players’ commitment by securing additional disability insurance …

1 week ago

Colorado adds record insurance coverage for Sanders and Hunter with both playing in Alamo Bowl

Associated Press

SAN ANTONIO — Colorado secured what it said was record insurance coverage for quarterback Shedeur Sanders and Heisman Trophy winner Travis Hunter as the star duo opted to complete their college careers in the Alamo Bowl rather than sit out and prepare for the NFL draft. “We happen to have two players that are probably going to be the first …

Colorado Two-Way Star Travis Hunter Wins Heisman Trophy As College Football's Top Player

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2 weeks, 3 days ago

Colorado Two-Way Star Travis Hunter Wins Heisman Trophy As College Football's Top Player

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Colorado’s Travis Hunter holds the trophy after winning the Heisman Trophy as the outstanding player in college football, Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024, in New York. via Associated Press NEW YORK — Travis Hunter turned every play into prime time — on both sides of the ball — and ultimately took home the Heisman Trophy. “I always say I’m going to …

2 weeks, 4 days ago

Colorado two-way star Travis Hunter wins the 2024 Heisman Trophy

LA Times

Two-way star Travis Hunter of Colorado won the Heisman Trophy on Saturday night, punctuating a tireless performance all season by a dynamic player with a unique combination of skills. “It’s crazy.” Oregon quarterback Dillon Gabriel came in third and Miami quarterback Cam Ward finished fourth in balloting for the 90th Heisman Trophy, presented annually since 1935 to the nation’s most …

2 weeks, 5 days ago

Travis Hunter, the 2-way standout for Colorado, is the AP college football player of the year

Hindustan Times

BOULDER, Colo. — Travis Hunter is a throwback-type player — an elite receiver one moment, a lockdown cornerback the next — who rarely leaves the field and has a knack for making big plays all over it. Travis Hunter, the 2-way standout for Colorado, is the AP college football player of the year The Colorado Buffaloes' two-way standout even celebrates …

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2 weeks, 6 days ago

Travis Hunter, the 2-way standout for Colorado, is the AP college football player of the year

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! Hunter is the The Associated Press college football player of the year, receiving 26 of 43 votes Thursday from a panel of AP Top 25 voters. “Couldn’t do what I do without my team,” Hunter said in an email on a trip to Las Vegas for …

1 month ago

Coach Deion Sanders says No. 23 Colorado’s best players will play in bowl game

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! BOULDER, Colo. — Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders says he’ll play in his team’s bowl game, while his dad says he’s planning on CU’s Heisman favorite, Travis Hunter, being there, too. Though many top players choose to skip the second-tier games, coach Deion Sanders said the Buffs …

1 month ago

Hunter’s big game bolsters Heisman hopes as No. 23 Colorado rolls to 52-0 win over Oklahoma State

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! “Travis Hunter proved today, and he’s proved every week, that he is the best player in college football.” The same sentiment was held by his quarterback Shedeur Sanders, who at one point ran down the field counting out the star receiver’s number of touchdowns for the …

1 month ago

Potential top NFL Draft picks Shedeur Sanders, Travis Hunter will play for Colorado in bowl game, Deion Sanders says

New York Times

While Colorado’s outside shot at a Big 12 title game appearance remains slim, Friday’s regular-season finale against Oklahoma State will not be the last time the program’s two superstars will be in Buffaloes black and gold. On Tuesday, Colorado coach Deion Sanders said quarterback Shedeur Sanders and two-way phenom and Heisman Trophy frontrunner Travis Hunter will play in whatever bowl …

1 month, 1 week ago

Travis Hunter tracker: Superstar’s huge performance can’t save Colorado from upset loss

New York Times

With each passing week, Travis Hunter looks more and more like the clear Heisman front-runner. Colorado’s path to the Big 12 Championship Game and College Football Playoff, however, became a lot rockier Saturday after the Buffaloes lost to Kansas 37-21. Until then, more on Hunter’s latest performance … GO DEEPER College Football Playoff 2024 projections: Indiana hangs on as Alabama, …

1 month, 1 week ago

Ex-Colorado football player dedicates time to fulfilling wishes for older adults

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! “Everybody has somebody in their life —a grandparent, friend, neighbor — at that age where you wish you had more resources to help,” said Bloom, whose college career was cut short two decades ago when the NCAA denied his reinstatement to play football and still ski …

1 month, 1 week ago

Colorado lands 5-star QB Julian Lewis: What this means for Deion Sanders

New York Times

Five-star quarterback Julian “Juju” Lewis committed to Colorado on Thursday. He visited Colorado last month for the Buffaloes’ win over Cincinnati and took a surprise visit to Georgia last weekend and watched the Bulldogs top Tennessee. Colorado doesn’t have an experienced backup quarterback or a plan at the position beyond Shedeur Sanders, who will enter the NFL Draft after this …

1 month, 1 week ago

Deion Sanders says ‘I’ve got a kickstand down’ in Colorado amid coaching carousel speculation

New York Times

Deion Sanders has put his kickstand down in Boulder. Under Sanders, Colorado has transformed from the worst program in college football’s power conferences two years ago to a contender that controls its own destiny for a spot in this year’s Big 12 championship game. Former teammate and Cowboys star Michael Irvin posted a veiled message on social media Tuesday morning …

1 month, 2 weeks ago

Shedeur Sanders shrugs off shaky start, throws 3 TD passes to lead No. 18 Colorado past Utah 49-24

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! “I’m thankful for the defense,” Shedeur Sanders said. I think that’s been a wrap since Week 2,” said Sanders, whose program snapped a seven-game skid against Utah. “We got a wonderful display of cameras here, and I think we’re on national television every week.” The Utes …

1 month, 2 weeks ago

Travis Hunter tracker: Heisman frontrunner dazzles again as Colorado keeps rolling

New York Times

Travis Hunter was at it again Saturday, making plays on both sides of the ball as Colorado secured its fourth consecutive win, 49-24 over Utah. Those questions will be answered as he progresses through the process, but regardless, Hunter is the clear favorite to be the first non-quarterback drafted.” More on Hunter’s latest performance: GO DEEPER College Football Playoff 2024 …

1 month, 3 weeks ago

Sanders, Hunter help No. 21 Colorado overcame early deficit in 41-27 win over Texas Tech

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! The Buffs led the Red Raiders by two touchdowns before Tech’s Behren Morton threw his second touchdown pass of the game to Jalin Conyers — for 21 yards — with 2:12 left. Tech coach Joey McGuire bemoaned six sacks, three turnovers and a roughing-the-passer call that …

1 month, 3 weeks ago

2025 NFL mock draft: How many QBs crack the top 10? Is Travis Hunter worth the No. 1 pick?

New York Times

With the NFL trade deadline fully in our rearview, the league’s stretch run toward the playoffs can officially begin. Using Austin Mock’s latest NFL playoff projection to assign draft slots, here’s a post-trade deadline run through the first round: The best college football player in America, period, Hunter is absolutely the top cornerback and has an argument as WR1. Ward …

2 months ago

Two-Way Sensation Hunter and Sanders Shine in Colorado's Victory Against Cincinnati

Associated Press

Two-way standout Travis Hunter shines for Colorado, earning him the Big 12 Conference's offensive player of the week award. He becomes the first player in league history to win both offensive and defensive weekly awards in the same season. Hunter and Shedeur Sanders lead Colorado to bowl eligibility, despite Shedeur Sanders's lack of Heisman recognition.

2 months, 1 week ago

Colorado’s Travis Hunter will “contribute a lot more” vs. Cincinnati, Deion Sanders says

New York Times

Colorado two-way star Travis Hunter, who missed the second half of last week’s 34-7 win at Arizona, will be a bigger contributor this weekend against Cincinnati, coach Deion Sanders said on Tuesday. “He’s got a little more pep in his step today.” Hunter, who suffered a shoulder injury in an Oct. 12 loss to Kansas State, made one tackle and …

2 months, 2 weeks ago

Colorado WR Travis Hunter expected to play vs. Arizona after shoulder injury

New York Times

Colorado expects star cornerback and wide receiver Travis Hunter to play Saturday against Arizona after injuring his shoulder against Kansas State, coach Deion Sanders told reporters Tuesday. Hunter is considered a Heisman favorite alongside Boise State running back Ashton Jeanty, who topped The Athletic’s Heisman straw poll Tuesday. How important is Hunter Colorado free safety Shilo Sanders summed up Hunter’s …

2 months, 2 weeks ago

Travis Hunter headlines wave of Colorado injury concerns after loss to Kansas State

New York Times

Colorado’s star cornerback and wide receiver Travis Hunter exited the Buffaloes’ game against Kansas State before halftime with a shoulder injury and watched from the sideline without a helmet as the Buffaloes suffered their first Big 12 loss, 31-28. GO DEEPER Travis Hunter tracker: Injury knocks Colorado star out of Kansas State game early Colorado pushed No. 18 Kansas State …

3 months, 1 week ago

Incomparable Travis Hunter has little left to prove as 2025 NFL Draft prospect

New York Times

By his sophomore year at Collins Hill High School outside Atlanta, Travis Hunter was already drawing comparisons to one of the greatest football players who’d ever lived. “He’s the best football player I’ve seen in my life,” Lenny Gregory, Hunter’s high school coach, told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution ahead of his senior year. Not only are his ball skills the absolute …

3 months, 2 weeks ago

Deion Sanders leads Colorado into first Big 12 league game in 14 years this weekend against Baylor

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! “I’m one of those good weather — when you say 60%, I say there’s a 40% chance that it won’t.” Sanders was in a rather light-hearted mood coming off a 28-9 win over Colorado State last weekend. “We know we’ve got to win no matter who’s …

3 months, 2 weeks ago

Travis Hunter and Shedeur Sanders team up to lead Colorado to 7th straight win over Colorado State

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! FORT COLLINS, Colo. — Two-way standout Travis Hunter caught two of Shedeur Sanders’ four touchdown passes and also had an interception as Colorado cruised to a 28-9 win over Colorado State on Saturday night. “It meant a lot,” Hunter said of playing Colorado State after missing …

4 months ago

As Shedeur Sanders and Travis Hunter shine, Colorado remains work in progress on defense and line

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! “I know you guys couldn’t wait to get on me if we wouldn’t have won,” coach Deion Sanders said after the game Thursday night as he began Year 2 in Boulder. “I feel really good coming out of the game.” That wasn’t always the case last …

4 months, 1 week ago

Deion Sanders and the Colorado Buffaloes try to turn hype into wins as they move into the Big 12

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! BOULDER, Colo. — Deion Sanders and the Colorado Buffaloes have changed conferences, coordinators and their offensive line. “I’m ready to go out there and show everybody what’s up,” said safety Shilo Sanders, whose team started 3-0 last season before finishing 4-8. “Going through criticism, that’s going …

7 months, 3 weeks ago

Michigan’s Edwards, Texas’ Ewers, Colorado’s Hunter among 6 on college football video game cover

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! Michigan running back Donovan Edwards, Texas quarterback Quinn Ewers and Colorado two-way star Travis Hunter are among the six players displayed on the cover of EA Sports College Football 25, which is set to return after being discontinued 11 years ago. College Football 25 will be …

1 year ago

Shedeur Sanders will participate in spring ball at Colorado after back injury, Coach Prime tells AP

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! “So, something had to change in that aspect.” The first change was hiring former Minnesota Vikings offensive lineman Phil Loadholt to be the team’s offensive line coach. “I have not met a kid yet that said that he or she didn’t want more followers or attention …

1 year ago

Deion Sanders is luring linemen to Colorado to protect QB son. Now, those blockers need to jell.

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! “There’s no secret that an offensive line is by far the most difficult group to get to jell and most important group to get to jell,” said former Colorado offensive lineman Tyler Polumbus, who won a Super Bowl with the Denver Broncos following the 2015 season. …

1 year, 2 months ago

Colorado’s two-way star Travis Hunter scores two touchdowns in return from lacerated liver

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! BOULDER, Colo. — Two-way standout Travis Hunter returned from a lacerated liver that sidelined him for three games and played the roles of both hero and goat in Colorado’s 46-43 collapse against Stanford on Friday night. Hunter led the Buffaloes with 13 catches for 140 yards …

1 year, 2 months ago

Colorado coach Deion Sanders calls late game times ‘stupidest thing ever invented in life’

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! A few late-night kickoffs have the Buffaloes chasing wins when many around the nation are catching “Zzzs.” Coach Prime isn’t the biggest fan of those late prime-time kickoffs, either. When the Buffaloes played Colorado State on Sept. 16 — kickoff was at 8:21 p.m. Mountain — …

1 year, 3 months ago

Where do Colorado, Deion Sanders go from here after falling to two top-10 teams?

New York Times

BOULDER, Colo. — The field goal attempt swung right of the goal post and kept Colorado’s comeback bid afloat, at least for a bit. Deion Sanders stood alone, 15 yards away from the fracas in his black hoodie with “COLORADO” written in black script across a white bar on his chest, black Colorado hat and sunglasses. It’s not a bounce-back …

1 year, 3 months ago

USC at Colorado odds, expert picks: Caleb Williams vs. Shedeur Sanders in an early start

New York Times

The Colorado Buffaloes will try to bounce back from their first defeat when they host the USC Trojans on Saturday. The Trojans enter this game undefeated and around a three-touchdown favorite with everyone eager to see how Deion Sanders’ Buffaloes respond after last weekend’s 42-6 beatdown from the Oregon Ducks. Oregon’s advantage was apparent up front, not only piling up …

1 year, 3 months ago

Colorado two-way star Travis Hunter taken to hospital during game after late hit vs CSU

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! BOULDER, Colo. — The University of Colorado rallied for the win over Colorado State on Saturday night but lost two-way star Travis Hunter when he was taken to a hospital for an evaluation during the third quarter at Folsom Field. Coach Deion Sanders had no update …

1 year, 3 months ago

Deion Sanders rapidly raising profile of No. 18 Colorado on and off the field

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! That’s all he gets,” Sanders said Tuesday as the 18th-ranked Buffaloes prepare to host rival Colorado State this weekend. This Saturday, ESPN’s “College GameDay ” and Fox’s “Big Noon Kickoff” will be in town when Colorado hosts the Rams. It’s grand,” Sanders said of the 53,241 …

1 year, 3 months ago

Olson: Deion Sanders, Colorado football bring long-awaited magic back to Folsom Field

New York Times

BOULDER, Colo. — The instructions from the public address announcer could not have been more clear. When Nebraska’s players and coaches first walked onto Folsom Field in pregame, they were welcomed by “F— NEBRASKA” chants from Colorado’s student section. “And I just bent over and laughed my butt off.” Deion Sanders’ home debut came in front of Colorado’s largest crowd …

1 year, 3 months ago

No. 22 Colorado off to flying start by following lead of unconventional coach Deion Sanders

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! “I’m a winner,” said Sanders, who took over a team that went 1-11 last season. “We’re going to end up winning.” Colorado’s quick turnaround also is hardly a surprise to new Nebraska coach Matt Rhule, whose team is a 2 1/2-point underdog after losing its opener …

1 year, 3 months ago

Colorado 2-way star Travis Hunter living up to his Heisman standards after following Deion Sanders

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! While only the first game of a long season — especially if playing both sides throughout — Hunter’s spectacular performance Saturday in the Power Five debut for he and his coach came against a future Big 12 foe that played in last year’s national championship game. …

1 year, 3 months ago

Colorado stuns TCU in Deion Sanders’ debut: Shedeur Sanders, Travis Hunter electric in win

New York Times

The Athletic has live coverage of Colorado vs. Oregon in Week 4 college football action Colorado held on to upset No. Here’s what you need to know: Colorado QB Shedeur Sanders, Deion’s son, threw for a school-record 510 passing yards in his debut start, going 38-for-47 with four touchdowns and zero interceptions. — Khan GO DEEPER Colorado shocked college football …

1 year, 4 months ago

Pac-12 staffers on Deion’s Year 1 at Colorado: ‘If he wins, he’s the greatest coach ever’

New York Times

The Athletic has live coverage of Colorado vs. Oregon in Week 4 college football action The Deion Sanders era at Colorado is only nine months old but has already become one of college football’s most polarizing topics. “If he wins there this year, he’s the greatest coach ever,” one offensive assistant coach said. … The only game that’s a sure …

1 year, 4 months ago

It’s time for Deion Sanders-led Colorado to play after all the offseason hype. No. 17 TCU is ready

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! With 87 new players and only three returning starters, the Buffaloes play their opener Saturday at 17th-ranked TCU, last season’s national runner-up. And if not for the Hall of Fame player making his Power Five coaching debut, Fox certainly wouldn’t use its first “Big Noon Kick …

1 year, 4 months ago

What to watch? Coach Prime’s debut with Colorado takes center stage, but LSU-FSU is best matchup

Associated Press

Coach Prime, it’s your time. Sonny Dykes’ second TCU team has compelling story lines of its own after reaching the national title game last season. The Horned Frogs are replacing eight players taken in the NFL draft, they have a new offensive coordinator in Kendall Briles, and Chandler Morris returns to the starting quarterback’s role after Heisman Trophy runner-up Max …

1 year, 5 months ago

Prime real estate: Colorado’s return to Big 12 fits Deion Sanders’ football recruiting blueprint

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! BOULDER, Colo. — Colorado’s return to the Big 12 in 2024 fits right into Deion Sanders’ recruiting blueprint, allowing him to get an even better foothold in the teeming Texas and Florida markets. “So I think more than anything it adds to the excitement because it’s …

1 year, 11 months ago

Colorado’s quest for Deion Sanders: A network with clout, a ‘secret weapon’ and two anxious months

New York Times

BOULDER, Colo. — Rick George was trying to focus on the task at hand, but he had pressing issues back home. Sanders had called the Colorado athletic director earlier that week with a simple message: “I’m comin’.” That alleviated some of George’s anxiety around his high-profile, two-months-long search for a head coach. “We’re going to provide the resources the coach …

2 years, 1 month ago

USC vs. Colorado: Betting odds, lines and picks against the spread

LA Times

USC tight end Lake McRee, center, is congratulated by lineman Brett Neilon and quarterback Caleb Williams after scoring a touchdown in a win over Cal on Nov. 5. It’s no surprise that oddsmakers have the USC Trojans as huge 34-point favorites when they host the Colorado Buffaloes at 6:30 p.m. PST Friday in the Coliseum. Giving hope to USC backers …

3 years ago

Colorado State brings in Nevada head coach Jay Norvell

Associated Press

Colorado State hired the first Black head football coach in program history Monday, bringing in Nevada’s Jay Norvell to take over for Steve Addazio. Nevada athletic director Doug Knuth said in a statement that assistant coach Vai Taua will serve as the interim coach for the Wolf Pack’s bowl game. “We are grateful for the foundation built by head coach …

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