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Travis Hunter is a very deserved Heisman favorite. But his odds may be too high with three weeks left in the 2024 regular season.
The Colorado defensive back has the lowest odds of anyone ahead of the Buffaloes’ game against Utah on Saturday. Hunter is at even money to win the award, and his odds are significantly better than fellow favorites Dillon Gabriel (+350), Ashton Jeanty (+400) and Cam Ward (+850).
As those four players have separated themselves from the rest of the field over the second half of the season, they have taken turns atop the odds board. Jeanty emerged as the favorite in the first half, before power conference players jumped ahead of him. Ward’s odds were significantly lower a week ago before his Miami Hurricanes lost their first game of the season at Georgia Tech in Week 11.
By now you know that Hunter is the only player in college football who plays nearly every snap on both sides of the ball. What he is doing is nearly unprecedented in modern college football. But it’s the wrong time to bet Hunter unless you’re really, really convinced no one else is going to win the Heisman.
Hunter continues to be Colorado’s leading receiver with 69 catches for 856 yards and nine touchdowns. He’s caught over a third of Shedeur Sanders’ TD passes so far this season. He also has seven passes defensed to go along with two interceptions.
His defensive snap counts are back to where they were during the first half of the season too. After playing just 30 defensive snaps against Kansas State and Arizona because of a shoulder injury he suffered in the first half against KSU, Hunter played 62 defensive snaps against Cincinnati and a season-high 85 in the Buffs’ Week 11 win over Texas Tech. As long as Hunter keeps playing nearly every snap and Colorado keeps winning, he’s guaranteed to be in New York as a…
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Publish date : 2024-11-13 14:24:17
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