By Anthony Caruso III | Publisher
New York City — Colorado Buffaloes special talent Travis Hunter won the 90th annual Heisman Trophy ceremony on Saturday night. He won the award on ESPN’s telecast from the Lincoln Center, overlooking Central Park.
While Hunter won the prestigious award, it was closer than many believed. He squeaked out a win over second-place finisher Boise State Broncos running back Ashton Jeanty.
“I never thought I would be in this position,” Hunter said. “It’s crazy.”
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Hunter, the special two-way player, received 2,231 total points in the ceremony to present college football’s most prestigious award. the junior cornerback and wide receiver received 552 first-place, while also receiving 261 second-place votes and rounded out with 53 third-place votes.
The Georgia native had 92 receptions for 1,152 yards and 14 touchdowns. On Thursday night during the College Football Awards, he also won the Chuck Bednarik Award and the Walter Camp Player of the Year Award.
There was an uproar about Hunter not being a candidate for the Jim Thorpe Award. However, he received an award that’s greater than the Thorpe Award.
“He wants to be great at everything,” Buffaloes head coach Deion Sanders said. “He wants to have a commitment to excellence in everything he does — including fishing.”
Hunter is the second Buffaloes player to win the award, as Rashaan Salem won the award in 1994. However, he was not present to see Hunter win it, as he had passed away in 2016.
Plus, Hunter is the second two-way player to win the prestigious award. In 1997, then-Michigan Wolverines cornerback and wide receiver Charles Woodson received the Heisman Trophy.
Up until this season, Woodson was the only two-way player to win the award.
Jeanty was just 214 points behind Hunter for second place. According to the telecast, it was the closest Heisman Trophy race since 2009 when then-Alabama Crimson Tide running back Mark Ingram won over trophy over second-place finisher Toby Gerhart by just 28 points.
Ingram had 1,304 total points in his win. Gerhart was second with 1,276 points.
The Broncos special running back received 309 first place votes. He also had 517 second-place votes and received 56 third-place votes.
He had 344 carries during the regular season. He had 2,497 rushing yards and 29 touchdowns.
The Texas native also had 20 receptions for 116 yards and one touchdown.
Oregon Ducks quarterback Dillon Gabriel was third in the voting. Miami (Florida) Hurricanes quarterback Cam Ward rounded out the four with his fourth-place finish.
Gabriel received 24 first-place votes. He also received 52 second-place votes and had the most third-place votes with 340 for his 516 total points.
Ward had just six first-place votes. He also had 24 second-place votes and 163 third-place votes for 229 total points.
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The sixth-year senior quarterback, Gabriel went 297 of 406 for 3,558 yards. He had 28 touchdown passes and six interceptions.
The Hawai’ian also had 63 carries for 192 yards and seven touchdowns.
Ward — like Hunter, who is expected to be a Top 3 pick in the upcoming NFL Draft in April 2025 — went 293 of 435 for 4,123 yards. He also had 36 touchdown passes and seven interceptions.
He also had 58 carries for 196 yards and four additional touchdowns.
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