Shedeur Sanders talks about his connection with Travis Hunter

Shedeur Sanders and Travis Hunter followed Deion Sanders to Colorado, and now they’re leading the charge to bring the Buffaloes back to prominence.

After a successful partnership at Jackson State, the duo developed an innate connection. Speaking with the media while rekindling it in Boulder, Sanders elaborated on his relationship with Hunter, which will go a long way towards Colorado’s success.

“Of course I have with Travis, Travis is my youngin’. He’s my little guy, man. Travis, nah he definitely, he definitely been winning, getting open all the time,” stated Sanders. “Travis is always open over there, unless they double him. There’s not too many teams that are going to be able to double him, because we’ve got guys that compliment each-other at each position.

“So having Travis on offense, it’s an amazing weapon to have.”

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Of course, Hunter plays both sides of the football, which is one of the reasons he wanted to play for Deion Sanders.

Since arriving in Buffalo, he’s focused working solely with the offense this spring as Hunter attempts to learn the new scheme, saying that defense comes naturally to him and he can pick that up later on. 

“We had a conversation because I ain’t played a lot of snaps of offense last year,” Hunter explained. “I wanted to come in and know the playbook so they don’t have to tell me sneaky signals and other teams get used to it knowing when I’m coming in the game if I’m getting the ball or not. We just came in and said I’ve got to learn the playbook.

“Once I learn the playbook, I’ll go back to defense and learn the defensive playbook. Then I can go both ways no matter what.”

Travis Hunter played more on defense than he did on offense, finishing with 20 tackles, two interceptions and 10 pass break ups in eight games at Jackson State.

However, his skills at receiver were still on display as he caught 18 passes for 188 yards and four touchdowns. That included a go-ahead score against NC Central in the Celebration Bowl. 

While Colorado has a long way to go to becoming relevant again, Shedeur Sanders and Travis Hunter can expedite that process if they live up to expectations. Time will tell how the duo performs in 2023, but they’ll be ready to prove their supporters right, and doubters wrong with their play moving forward.