On Saturday, the national audience was introduced to the next big thing in college football: two-way star Travis Hunter of the Colorado Buffaloes.
de-committed from Florida State to join Deion Sanders at the unlikely landing spot of Jackson StateNow he’s playing on Saturdays with Coach Prime in Colorado and jumping off the screen as both a wide receiver and defensive back as he helped lead the Buffaloes to aGetty Images
Coach Deion Sanders poses with quarterback Shedeur Sanders and defensive back and receiver Travis Hunter.Playing both ways is something that has been done in the past, including by future NFL stars Champ Bailey and Charles Woodson, with the latter winning the Heisman Trophy in 1997. Bailey would somehow only come in seventh place to win the Heisman Trophy in 1998, despite playing lock-down cornerback while bringing in 47 catches for 744 yards and five touchdowns, and he even rushed for 84 yards.Denver Post via Getty Images
Woodson rushed for 21 yards and brought in 238 receiving yards with three offensive touchdowns for the Wolverines, while also returning a punt for a touchdown.There’s also fellow Michigan Wolverines star Jabrill Peppers, who played a little bit of running back, h-back, receiver, and wildcat quarterback on offense while playing linebacker and safety on the Wolverines defense.Travis Hunter makes a diving interception on defense."He is HIM. We missed him on 2 deep balls.
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