Travis Hunter, No. 25 Colorado wins 52-0 over Oklahoma State

Travis Hunter He boosted his Heisman hopes with three touchdown catches and an interception at No. 25 Colorado directing Oklahoma State, 52-0On Friday.

Hunter finished with 10 receptions for 116 yards. The three touchdown catches gave him 14 and moved him past Nelson Spruce (12 TDs, 2014) for the most by a CU receiver in a single season. Hunter, who caught the final defender pinned as he fell to the turf, punctuated the moment by hitting a Heisman pose.

Shedor Sanders He threw for 438 yards to break the school single-season passing record for the bowl-bound Buffaloes (9-3, 7-2, No. 25 CFP). He finished the regular season with 3,926 passing yards to surpass the single-season mark set by Koy Detmer (3,527) in 1996. Sanders also added five touchdown passes to increase his passing total to the school-best 35 for the season.

Their work done, the Buffaloes need chaos to unfold across the conference on Saturday to earn a spot in the league championship contest on Dec. 7 in Arlington, Texas.

One entry scenario requires two losses from either number 14 Arizona State (in Arizona) No. 19 B.U (hosting Houston) or number 17 Iowa (hosting Kansas State). The only other scenario is BYU losing and winning Texas Tech (hosting West Virginia).

The Buffaloes led 21-0 in the first quarter and kept rolling in the second half. The defense forced four turnovers, including a pick 6 by DJ McKinney. It was Colorado’s first shutout since a 34-0 win over Arizona on Oct. 16, 2021.

Laguntay Wester He finished with 11 catches for 175 yards and two scores. His 322 career catches with Colorado and Florida Atlantic tying him for sixth on the NCAA career receptions list.

Before the game, Sanders was named the winner of the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award as the best QB in the country. It may be one of the many awards that Sanders and Hunter have received.

However, Hunter was not selected as a finalist for the Jim Thorpe Award as one of the best defensive backs, angering coach Deion Sanders. Hunter had one of his easiest choices when… Milwaukee Smith He threw a pass in the first quarter. He dropped another and stared at his hands.

Oklahoma State finished the year nine games short after being picked to finish third in the preseason media poll. This marked the first winless conference season for the Cowboys since 1994 when they were in the Big 8.

Associated Press report.

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