The Heisman Trophy is the most coveted hardware in college football, perhaps all of sports.
Colorado Buffaloes wide receiver/cornerback Travis Hunter is the most recent winner of the award, becoming the first Heisman winner and finalist from Colorado since Rashaan Salaam won in 1994.
Hunter's Heisman victory puts him alongside a long list of legendary college football players who hoisted the trophy. He, along with many other recipients, had pivotal moments from their seasons that helped them earn the award.
Check out some of Travis Hunter's best 2024 moments with Colorado as he makes his way to New York as a Heisman finalist.
Hunter was electric on both sides of the ball for the Buffaloes in 2024, with 14 receiving touchdowns that broke a single-season school record. He was the first player in Big 12 history to rank top-10 in receiving touchdowns and interceptions in a season and played 1,356 total snaps — 434 more than any other FBS player. He's the first defensive player to win the award since Charles Woodson in 1997.
Jayden Daniels throws three touchdowns and runs in a pair of scores to lead LSU to a 52-35 win over Florida.
Daniels caught fire during his final season at LSU, passing for 3,812 yards with 40 touchdowns and just 4 interceptions. He added 1,135 rushing yards and another 10 touchdowns on the ground. His overall dominance was marred only by LSU's three-loss season, making Daniels just the second quarterback to win the Heisman with so many losses and without a win over a top 20 team (Paul Hornung and Notre Dame went 2-8 in 1956).
The one-time transfer from Arizona State had his signature moment during the 2023 season against Florida, when he passed for 372 yards, ran for another 234 and had five total
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