Unstoppable Travis Hunter smokes Texas Tech with dominant plays in Colorado's 41-27 win
Travis Hunter had another impressive game as the Colorado Buffaloes defeated the Texas Tech Red Raiders 41-27 in Week 11 of college football on Saturday. Hunter, who's one of the favorites to win the Heisman Trophy this year, had 99 receiving yards and a touchdown catch for Colorado.
He averaged 11 yards per catch against the Red Raiders. He remains Shedeur Sanders's most useful weapon in the offense.
Colorado vs. Texas Tech: Colorado's offense puts in the work
The Buffaloes put in the work, especially in the second half of the game. After giving up 13 points without reply in the first quarter, Deion Sanders' men stayed in contention by shutting out Texas Tech and scoring 10 points in the second quarter. In the third and fourth quarters, Colorado scored 21 and 10 points, while the Red Raiders only managed seven points in each.
Shedeur Sanders threw for 291 yards and scored three touchdowns. The running game remains the soft spot of the Buffaloes offense, with them only recording 60 rushing yards. Shedeur ran for 16 yards and scored a rushing touchdown.
Travis Hunter's Numbers in 2024: A Heisman-worthy campaign
This season Travis Hunter has recorded 757 receiving yards, with eight touchdown catches in 60 receptions. He's averaging 12.6 yards per catch. The sheer amount of receptions shows how comfortable Shedeur Sanders feels connecting with the two-way starter. All of the numbers are already career-highs for the junior wide receiver, who in 2023 had 721 receiving yards and five touchdowns in 57 catches.
To those numbers, we have to add the 20 total tackles he has recorded in the defensive of the ball. 13 of those have been solo tackles and seven were assists. He also had seven defended passes, one forced fumble, and two interceptions. Hunter has 38 yards in defense.
Coming into Week 11, ESPN had Travis Hunter second in the odds to win the Heisman with odds of +225.