Colorado athletes stick together.
Buffaloes wide receiver/cornerback Travis Hunter is one of two frontrunners to win the Heisman Trophy this season, with Boise State running back Ashton Jeanty his biggest competition for the award in 2024.
Hunter is currently considered the favorite, but Jeanty is not far behind. To help the cause, Denver Broncos wide receiver Courtland Sutton and cornerback Pat Surtain wore t-shirts endorsing Hunter ahead of their Monday Night Football game against the Cleveland Browns on Dec. 2.
Game respect game. 🤝#HE12MAN x @CUBuffsFootball https://t.co/nfvF8dYJlA pic.twitter.com/GnsLERJ2HK
— Denver Broncos (@Broncos) December 2, 2024
The school sent the shirts, but Surtain told a reporter that Hunter doesn’t need “any help” after making a strong case to win the trophy this season.
Pat told me the shirt was sent to him by CU.
I followed up with “smart move, getting Pat Surtain to market you out is genius by them”
He responded with “no way, Travis doesn’t need any help, he’s doing all of that himself.” https://t.co/qI5jMYGZTF
— Scotty Gange (@Scotty_G6) December 3, 2024
Sutton told the Denver Post that Hunter is “not just playing both sides of the ball, but has been dominant on both sides of the ball.”
Broncos players were not alone in their support for Hunter. The Denver Nuggets have also endorsed the Heisman candidate:
No question about it #HE12MAN x @CUBuffsFootball pic.twitter.com/BtDYbsmWOr
— Denver Nuggets (@nuggets) December 4, 2024
Four Heisman finalists will be announced on Dec. 9 and the winner will be announced on Dec. 14.
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