Deion Sanders Rips 'Idiotic' Decision To Keep Travis Hunter Off Jim Thorpe Award Finalist List

Colorado head coach Deion Sanders was livid Tuesday afternoon by the decision of voters of the Jim Thorpe Award to not include Travis Hunter as a finalist for the best defensive back in college football. 

Right now, the Buffaloes DB is one of the betting favorites to win the Heisman Trophy, given to the best player in college football. Playing on both sides of the ball, Travis Hunter has been a force this season on the offensive side, being nominated for the Biletnikoff Award, which is given to the best wide receiver in the sport. 

As we've seen this season, Travis Hunter has been a major part of the Buffaloes run to an 8-3 regular season record. So, when it was not a finalist for the best defensive back, it did not sit well with his head coach. 

Hunter has 31 total tackles, with three interceptions. The three finalists for the award were Texas CB Jahdae Barron, Ohio State's Caleb Downs and Georgia's Malaki Starks. Comparing the numbers, Barron has 41 tackles with four interceptions, Downs has 50 tackles, while Starks has 55 tackles and one interception. 

Obviously, one of the key points that Deion Sanders made Tuesday was that teams have stayed away from throwing against Travis Hunter this season, which in his mind should be a positive in the minds of voters, and not something that is held against him. 

On Tuesday, former Thorpe Award winner Deion Sanders made it clear that he thought the decision was ‘idiotic’ by the selection committee. 

"How is Travis Hunter snubbed by the Thorpe Award? You can have my award," Sanders said Tuesday. "You can have it back. Matter of fact, I’m going to give him mine. I ain’t using it. It’s just sitting up there collecting dust. So Travis can have my Thorpe Award, because if this ain’t