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Travis Hunter Shares Emotional Moment With Deion Sanders After Winning Heisman Trophy

The two shared a long embrace.

Liam McKeone

Deion Sanders and Travis Hunter embrace
Deion Sanders and Travis Hunter embrace / ESP
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Travis Hunter won the Heisman Trophy on Saturday evening, writing into history his legendary achievements on both sides of the ball at Colorado this season. Among his supporters in attendance for the ceremony was, of course, his head coach at Jackson State and Colorado, Deion Sanders.

After his name was read aloud as the winner of the 2024 Heisman, Hunter shared a long embrace with Sanders. It was an emotional moment for both.

A five-star recruit coming out of high school, Hunter took a significant leap of faith by joining Sanders at Jackson State. Obviously, it worked out. He's a Heisman Trophy winner and will almost certainly go in the first few picks of the 2025 NFL draft.

Hunter's 2024 season will go in the books as one of the most remarkable in modern college football history; it is not only possible but quite likely we'll never again see a player with his talent play both sides of the ball. It's clear Hunter appreciates what his coach did for him, and their partnership will live on forever in Buffaloes lore. Along with that Heisman.

What a moment.

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LIAM MCKEONE

Liam McKeone is a senior writer for the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated. He has been in the industry as a content creator since 2017, and prior to joining SI in May 2024, McKeone worked for NBC Sports Boston and The Big Lead. In addition to his work as a writer, he has hosted the Press Pass Podcast covering sports media and The Big Stream covering pop culture. A graduate of Fordham University, he is always up for a good debate and enjoys loudly arguing about sports, rap music, books and video games. McKeone has been a member of the National Sports Media Association since 2020.

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