Travis Hunter’s road to glory: How Heisman Trophy finalist began, then etched, once-in-lifetime college career

Travis Hunter is the heavy favorite to win the Heisman Trophy on Saturday night, which make him the first two-way player since Charles Woodson to win the award. 

The 2024 AP College Football Player of the Year, Hunter’s list of accolades in 2024 and during his two-year Colorado career, not to mention his time at Jackson State in 2022 and his chops as the former No. 1 overall recruit in the 2022 class, have him easily in the future pantheon as a future College Football Hall of Famer. Veteran CBSSports.com writer Dennis Dodd counts Hunter as No. 2 among the best players he’s seen in person. 

To celebrate Hunter’s road to glory from Collins Hill High School in Sewanee, Georgia, to New York City, we’ve pulled together a few vignettes and news stories across the CBS Sports and 247Sports websites that tell Hunter’s story. 


Travis Hunter is “him”

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