Not only did he win the Heisman - he’s an academic all American as well. He has 3.4 GPA.
Travis Hunter…
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Glad he won. Always fun to see a kid who wants to do everything he can to help his team. I hope the NFL gives him as many opportunities.
I just happen to catch his acceptance speech. May have been the most sincere from the heart speeches that I have seen.
I guess I’ve detached myself so far from college football I forgot the heisman award was yesterday. Glad he got it though.
I would have voted for Jeanty but this was a great year for two truly deserving players. Crazy that the top two Heisman contenders signed with JSU and BSU out of high school. NIL is not the only determining factor for recruits.
Go check out Hunter’s stats vs. Charles Woodson back in 1997….
Hunter had 4 picks and led team (maybe Big 12) with 11 passes defended. Then he had 90 catches for 1152 yards and 14 TD’s.
Woodson did have 7 interceptions, but then just 11 catches for 231 yards and 2 TD’s.
Still hard to believe he got the Heisman over Peyton.
Hunter had 4 picks and led team (maybe Big 12) with 11 passes defended. Then he had 90 catches for 1152 yards and 14 TD’s.
Woodson did have 7 interceptions, but then just 11 catches for 231 yards and 2 TD’s.
Still hard to believe he got the Heisman over Peyton.
In one day JSU had a Heisman trophy winner and a Black college national championship. I am kind of jealous.
Still hard to believe he got the Heisman over Randy Moss.
I find it refreshing we didn’t just hand the Heisman to the QB on one of the top 5 teams.
Agree. It was nice that the top two finishers were not from traditional college football powers. (Yes, I know Colorado has a natty from 35 years ago, bit they’ve been dog schitt for 20 years). Any other year Jeanty would’ve won it, but Hunter had a unicorn season that won’t be replicated for a long time, if ever.
Moss’s numbers were absolutely Playstation-level that year. I think he got somewhat penalized by getting to play with an NFL QB in the MAC. Only thing I can think of.
Jeanty played up until his last couple of years of high school in Italy. His dad was stationed there. He then moved to Frisco tx for a couple years, but COVID year was one. He slipped through the cracks. Only p5 offers were from Kansas and California.
It's amazing how many of those slipped through the cracks dudes end up in Boise State over the years. Ironically I was a Navy brat like Jeanty, lived in Frisco Tx, and when I had the chance I chose Boise too. I mean who wouldn't prefer this over some salty, sandy, hurricane magnet?
Yup. The Heisman is going to go to 3 people, normally it’s always the best high profile player on the best team or an exceptional player who carries his team on one of the best teams. The 3rd option is a complete freak with absolutely freakish numbers whose team would not be the same without. Moss was the third option. What’s funny is Jeanty is #2 and #3.
$1,000,000 for Travis Hunter today would be the biggest bargain in college football.
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