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ORLANDO, Fla. – Travis Hunter wore custom-made football cleats in Saturday night’s game against Central Florida – a pair of gold-colored shoes with a graphic on them depicting the mountains and trees of Boulder, Colorado.
They had quite a night. First he scored a 23-yard touchdown in them in the first quarter. Then he made an interception and flashed the Heisman Trophy pose in them in the third quarter. After his Colorado team won the game, 48-21, Colorado’s two-way superstar even took those cleats off his feet and gave them to somebody in the stands here at FBC Mortgage Stadium.
“That’s who he is, man,” Colorado football coach Deion Sanders said of Hunter’s big night.
By the time it was over, Hunter had caught nine passes for 89 yards and a touchdown, snagged one interception, broke up one other opposing pass attempt and recorded two tackles before walking back to the locker room in his socks.
Mr. Everywhere had done it again.
But this time was different.
Why was this win different for Travis Hunter and Deion Sanders?
Hunter’s team also rose to the occasion around him to play what might be its best all-around game in Sanders’ two seasons as head coach.
It also came on a homecoming of sorts for both Sanders and Hunter, both Florida natives coming home to lead the Buffaloes (4-1) to their third straight win.
“I can’t even tell you how emotional I am about these young men and seeing what they could do when they put it all together and seeing what we’re capable of when we put it all together,” Sanders said afterward.
The win effectively puts the Big 12 Conference on notice. The Buffs are hot, on the move and might even come close to cracking the national Top 25. The Buffs led 27-14 at halftime and held the nation’s No. 1 rushing offense to 177 rushing yards, nearly 200 under UCF’s season average…
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Author : USA TODAY Sports
Publish date : 2024-09-29 03:36:29
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