Please remember that while Travis Hunter was playing nearly every snap on offense and defense on his way to winning a Heisman, this young man also earned a 4.0 GPA. #CUBuffs
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… TH better stay in his lane after J20/2025 & not even contemplate taking a knee for Emmett Till, Trayvon Martin, George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Jordan Neely etc cuz he ain’t an acceptable African American DOGEbro
As a lifelong ASU fan- I’m still team Skattebo 🙃, but well done Travis! This is really impressive and speaks to Travis’s character and determination ❤️
All for the Hunter win, but I do wish Skatt had been invited to NY- he is absolutely incredible
At least he came 5th in points & votes and won a conference championship
Has to have smarts to get the
🏈WHOLE PLAYBOOK🏈 into that marvelous brain!
Too bad that same big brain gonna be knocked around plenty when he goes pro… Good Luck, kiddo🤞🏽🍀 …And congrats❗️
No that is something to be absolutely admired.I am so happy for him,especially with all the hard work he put in both on and off the field.He’s not just a football player but a scholar too.He hopefully will be a positive symbol for his community,in the future because he had it rough growing up💯
Congratulations are in order! An outstanding man on and off the field! 4.0 in a Psych major!! Color me impressed!! Look forward to watching his future unfold!🌟
That is so impressive! Some commentors on here don't get how hard it is to be a successful student athlete. To get a 4.0 in any major, while performing at a crazy high level in a demanding sport is nuts. His major is Psychology. Congratulations to him!
There were a couple classes in college that were hard for me to pass, period. Like Anatomy and Organic Chemistry. I was ok with just passing a few of those, even with a C+. So a 4.0 is impressive for any student.
Boise State's Jeanty was the best player in college football this year. It just goes to show that the Heisman is just a popularity contest. Hunter could not even get his team in the playoffs while Jeanty single handedly did just that 🤷♂️😒
Oh that optic shiggty is on full blast IMO! I know U don’t see color, U have friends that are AA, you even have 1/2 in your family…PSA: can hear your dog whistle!
WTF are you talking about? I can see that both athletes we are discussing are indeed black. 🤷♂️ I think that one is more deserving than the other... based on his body of work. It has nothing to do with color for me but apparently it does for you. 🤦
Single-handedly because he only played one side of the ball? As mentioned, football is not a singlehanded sport. Travis Hunter deserves this award. Plus, having a 4.0 gpa is no easy feat, no matter how you spin it.
The sorry part of this post is that you’re not trying to be funny. You really think it’s that simplistic, don’t you?
At least you’re confident enough to show your ass in public.
If anyone single-handedly did do it though, it was Ashton Jeanty. Do you believe without him they would have made the playoffs?
I’m not opposed to Hunter winning it, but the award goes to the best college football player of the year. Ashton Jeanty was that
He wasn’t though. He played half as many snaps. Most valuable player. Lock down corner and no1 wide receiver beats out an rb1. These talents come around once a generation. Star running backs come and go annually.
But he wasn’t no1 receiver. Insert Nick Nash. More catches more yards and more TDs. I agree that’s it’s a once in a generation talent, and I agree that he’s a lockdown corner.
Only been 3 RBs run for more yards than Jeanty in a season, and he’s 6th all time rushing TDs in a season.Not generational?
Great point….the athleticism Hunter displays is off the charts….6-2, runs a 4.2 40, freakish vertical height 10’….standing broad jump 13’…there’s so much upside to his ability….
A player like this comes every few decades w/all these god given talents
Here are some of the required classes at CU
General Psychology
Psychological Science I: Statistics
Psychological Science 2: Research Methods in Psychology
Biological Psychology
Introductory Cognitive Psychology
Social Psychology
Behavioral Genetics
Clinical Psychology: Psychological Disorders
Question for the haters: why aren’t more athletes graduating with a 4.0 if he is an academic scam? Exactly. Foh. Congratulate the young man and move on.
NFL is no joke, Travis you may want to slow down them 2 way player thoughts, but Best Wishes Travis Always…Congratulations on your Heisman, well deserved..!
I am certain he was held to the same academic standards as the other students throughout his career. Especially while he took (checks notes) correspondence classes.
Not sure what axe you have to grind, nor do I care, but diminishing Hunter’s accomplishments don’t make your “accomplishments” in life any less important. Maybe you can tell him in person when you’re changing his oil in a few years.
Look, that may be...but I earned my MBA back in 2015. And, let me tell you...about 50% of my classmates should never have earned their bachelor's degrees. There was an evident inability to write in English for people who's only language was English. Show me he took Calculus and I'll be impressed.
You aren’t impressed that he was the best WR, best defensive player, best all around player, all while maintaining a 4.0 gpa? If completing the greatest season in NCAA history while getting a 4.0 isn’t impressive… then I’m not sure what else there is to say.
I was impressed by his play. But the reality is that college has gotten ridiculous and they make it pretty easy for athletes. I'm saying, show me his transcripts and that he took hard classes.
This is why I expected it to be bs...because he doesn't have a cumulative 4.0. He's carrying a 3.798 cumulative GPA according to CU. And CU student athletes average 3.244. In the fall of 2023, he earned a 4.0. But we all know schools are incentivized to make sure they do well. Especially Heismans.
Bc you’re being weirdly stubborn about admitting his high gpa while also being the Heisman is impressive—then why don’t all NCAA athletes have 3.8 gpas? It’s because it’s hard to be a world class athlete while in school.
You’re a hater who decided to reply to a neat story about a great person.
Holy shit! Congratulations to Travis Hunter for winning the Heisman!! He's been a pleasure to watch!
"Overall, Hunter pulled in those 92 receptions but allowed only 22 as a defender. He scored 14 receiving TDs and allowed just one. He was responsible for 53 first downs and gave up just six."
I root for Travis Hunter because he listened to Coach Sanders initially. He chose to attend Jackson State & then followed Coach to Colorado. Kudos for listening to an adult who held his best interest at heart. Football is not a longevity sport, so be safe & be smart! Yay Travis
Yeah, release the transcripts, and we’ll release the applause. I doubt he’s taking chemical engineering. He seems a great guy, but the d-riding a 9-3 team from a terrible conference is a bit tiresome at this point.
I have no dog in that hunt. I just know him from watching a little bit on sports. I just found your comment objectionable that seem like it was just to get clicks and say something.
I read that awhile back. Very impressive. He doesn’t party. He plays video games, loves fishing, football, studying and is going to marry his high school sweetheart.
All the media attention on coach's son Shedeur Sanders.
This young man should be a shining example for all students. Striving for excellence and working to achieve that success is something for everyone with a dream.
Given that players spend at least 4 full days on football (ever since grade school), when most 4.0 students spend 6 full days on studying, you'll have to forgive my, "Yeah, OK, whatever."
Jeanty was my pick, I'm not mad about Hunter winning. Anyone other than one of those two would have been a different story. Like the 1st place vote Shedeur got. Corruption
Congratulations. But I can't get behind football. A stunning 91.7% of former NFL players have CTE. I believe in all the good athletics can do. But let's put our national lust for competition behind a sport that doesn't maim the players. Especially poor men seeking to advance through athletics.
This doesn't concern you? That we are literally cheering for brain injury? Encouraging young men to set themselves on a life path that is 97% sure to end in severe disability? If this were a faulty product that resulted in that much injury there would be massive recalls and lawsuits.
Ya know, every day I willingly get in a 3k lb steel box filled with explosive liquid and deliberately travel at speeds above 50mph. I enjoy it and it makes me money.
Even when I see these things explode on the street, I’m not too concerned. That’s the way the ball bounces sometimes.
Just to clarify, it was 91.7% of 376 former players brain’s studied who were already deceased. The problem is real, but facts matter. Even the study’s authors point this out.
Thanks for the clarification! The only way to definitively diagnose CTE brain autopsy. Not something they do on folks walking around. However, there are stats (I don't have them on hand but will get them of the number of NFL players experiencing related brain issues: dementia, aphasia etc.
So, that number doesn't account for improvement in helmets and concussion protocols. However, it also doesn't account for the fact that younger players are playing more seasons (camps, off season, etc.)
Do you seek posts about sports you can't "get behind" intentionally? To what end? Have you studied the occurrence of CTE in the sport with the second highest rate of concussions? When can we expect to see a post claiming you can't "get behind" girls soccer?
Just showed up in my feed. I have studied CTE b/c my husband is football fan and I am an educator. We discuss this a lot and I watch a lot of educational dollars go into football programs. Soccer does have CTE issues/not the same rate. Most comes from heading which could be banned at pre-pro level.
Worst sport next to football is actually hockey. Not as popular in the US. That is Canada's fish to fry. If they cracked down on fighting and severe checking they could also reduce CTE there. Football's issue is the nature of the game. I am actually all for the move to flag football for kids.
Great football player. But these guys who play college ball and graduate with 4.0s is all bullshit. I went to UF during their national champs era. I knew the players well. They got special treatment compared to other students. Their classes were a complete joke. So let’s not make too big a deal here
I remember this bs from years ago when the Wisconsin Badgers Basketball Team was going to the finals. There are schools that hold their athletes to the same standard to enroll as any other student. Slackers need not apply to UW Madison.
If a school, subject, or professor is known for demanding excellence from all students, regardless of athletic involvement or race, they are truly commendable.
People's non-belief comes from history. Many schools have given student-athletes a break, regardless of color.
Because you feel the need to take a celebration of someone and shit on it (in a completely unreasonable way, btw, there's nothing rational about it at all, you're choosing to be an ass) is why you need help.
A happier, healthier person simply wouldn't feel the need to say anything at all, they'd likely not think something so transparently designed to shit on someone without actual depth or thought either.
Let’s be clear. This is a paid professional athlete receiving $5M to take the field. Also - his “major” is psychology … and did he actually go to those classes? I wish him luck in the NFL … but let’s not pretend on the student athlete BS - college football is a pro sport.
Don’t miss my point. Great - kid runs fast and can catch a ball on TV to sell advertising. And for that he gets really paid. How many kids wash dishes or drive door dash or whatever to pay for school. Let’s call out every one of those kids who has a 4.0. Let’s gets some values.
Well, if we knew about them we would call them all out. That's why your local colleges post their honors students. Excelling in multiple disciplines is remarkable
Actually it was to point out the hypocracy of colleges turning “students” into millionaires because they can run fast on TV to sell advertising. Why are college football players required to go to class at all? They are just paid performers.
1st, the players have made other ppl millionaires for decades—coaches, universities, networks, etc.—while not making a cent.
2nd, very few are making millions of dollars—certainly not every player.
3rd, even top athletes know they need a plan for after college, even the 2-3% who go pro.
Let’s be clear, the reason that SMU is in the CFP this year is the football gods making up for giving them the death penalty and then allowing the same practices happen over decades.
5 million at SMU? No, but ask Eric Dickerson about how life improved for him at SMU (off the record)
It’s is about professional vs. student athletes, stick to your cricket and short pants “twat” while you eat a bag of whatever.
Also, learn about SMU and Eric Dickerson bc you embarrass yourself.
Everyone seems to have lost my original part. This guy should make every dollar he can selling his talent! While we are at it - let’s pay every college football player. Give them contracts. Give them medical plans etc etc. Let’s stop pretending they are students. College football is a scam.
Hate? Not at all. I’m just exhausted by a society that values entertainers and influencers and and and. What this guy does for the money is no different than what girls do making money on onlyfans. And you know I am right. You wanna acknowledge a student - then go do it.
So psychology do not hold doctorate degrees? Four years of undergrad and masters degree isn’t an education? They are not professional healthcare providers? 🤨
Do you also hate people who created computer programs in college and got paid? Facebook for example?
Also guys who need to cheat in class don’t get 4.0 since someone else who earned the valedictorian would speak up, they get 2.5 GPAs.
Just hate and slander masquerading as “questioning”.
The student athlete is also the one part of the equation that assumes all the risk. Your post is a lowlife, thinly-veiled racist attack on a young Black man who has excelled in a country replete with obstacles to success, specifically targeting black men. It's also blatantly cunty.
What did he do to you to warrant an accusation that his grades are a fraud & psychology isn’t a meaningful degree? Wow. If you ever listened to him or his mother, you’d know he a good kid, football or not.
"Some" folks see the success of others as an attack on them. If they could succeed and make money like athletes or "girls" on OF, they would. But they can't, so they bitch on social media about something that has zero impact on their own miserable lives. Sad sack.
In tRump’s America, he’d better not have a bad day on a NYC Subway in the presence of Daniel Penny. Also, what’s the over under that he’ll be called a DEI hire when he lands a nice corporate position outside of football?
Honestly, that's the most impressive thing. I really think all of the pro sports leagues should require new players to have a college degree in order to play.
So that they have a career path to fall back on if they're cut/released and not picked up somewhere else. Or, heaven forbid, they suffer a career-ending injury. In either case they have something else to fall back on.
I'm curious. What major would he need to have been in for his accomplishments (twice the practices and meetings, keeping up with his sponsorship responsibility, attending class and getting straight As) to be noteworthy to you?
I don't blame any of the kids for this because it's just the way it is now but most division one college and pro football athletes barely even attend in person classes or even walk onto the University grounds. The colleges have developed systems of taking all online classes for most students now.
Justin Fields exposed this a few years ago. I think he said and his however many years in Ohio State he went on campus seven times total something like that
I don't blame the athletes, either, I just don't want to pay taxes that go directly to professional athletes.
NIL is a hot mess, is unsustainable, and has ruined college athletics, which in fairness were ruined even before universities began paying coaches $10 million a year.
NIL is probably just about the worst possible way to be giving college players a portion of the billions of dollars they generate in their sport. And the NCAA is and college/conference leaders are completely to blame for not solving it intelligently when they could have decades ago
Before they lost about 30 court cases in a row they had all the power. They could have built a system right then that was fair and less insane. But they didn't so once they were forced it was a disaster with no planning.
Taking 3 classes (I believe 9 credit hours counts as full time according to NCAA rules) all taught by football teaching assistants versus 12-15 credits working towards a degree... Legit classes with actual homework, papers, and exams as opposed to classrooms composed entirely of jocks and easy A's
I asked a valid question. I don't really care but I did a quick search and discovered he was an Anthropology major a year ago, but now he's listed as Psychology
A few years back, John Wall famously admitted he hadn't read a book since middle school
Every time I hear things like that, I call BS. You know how hard it is to maintain a 4.0 in college? Then add a full-time job as a student athlete on top of that. Unlikely.
My nephew plays for Kansas State and also has a 4.0 for the last 3 years. He did the same all the way through HS. He’s just smart. While he said college was different, he figured it out. His older brother played basketball through college and did the same.
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At least he came 5th in points & votes and won a conference championship
🏈WHOLE PLAYBOOK🏈 into that marvelous brain!
Too bad that same big brain gonna be knocked around plenty when he goes pro… Good Luck, kiddo🤞🏽🍀 …And congrats❗️
At least you’re confident enough to show your ass in public.
Hunter is one hell of an athlete but led in only snaps of all stats I believe.
I’m not opposed to Hunter winning it, but the award goes to the best college football player of the year. Ashton Jeanty was that
Only been 3 RBs run for more yards than Jeanty in a season, and he’s 6th all time rushing TDs in a season.Not generational?
In any other year Jeanty wins is running away. But I think you have to recognize generational ability.
A player like this comes every few decades w/all these god given talents
I saw him play a few times & you can see diff
General Psychology
Psychological Science I: Statistics
Psychological Science 2: Research Methods in Psychology
Biological Psychology
Introductory Cognitive Psychology
Social Psychology
Behavioral Genetics
Clinical Psychology: Psychological Disorders
Any one can get 4.0 gpa... if someone is going to class 4 u
But blue football fields are weird
You’re a hater who decided to reply to a neat story about a great person.
"Overall, Hunter pulled in those 92 receptions but allowed only 22 as a defender. He scored 14 receiving TDs and allowed just one. He was responsible for 53 first downs and gave up just six."
Brawn and Brains, rare combination.
This young man should be a shining example for all students. Striving for excellence and working to achieve that success is something for everyone with a dream.
I love him!!
Go Big Red! 🙂
Even when I see these things explode on the street, I’m not too concerned. That’s the way the ball bounces sometimes.
https://www.bumc.bu.edu/camed/2023/02/06/researchers-find-cte-in-345-of-376-former-nfl-players-studied/
Three touchdowns & an interception…..just a man playing against kids…
Helps having Shedeur Sanders as your QB….will be an awesome QB in NFL
People's non-belief comes from history. Many schools have given student-athletes a break, regardless of color.
We can’t just bless the man when he succeeds … gotta call out the failures as well!
That’s hilarious!
2nd, very few are making millions of dollars—certainly not every player.
3rd, even top athletes know they need a plan for after college, even the 2-3% who go pro.
5 million at SMU? No, but ask Eric Dickerson about how life improved for him at SMU (off the record)
Make a point or move along.
Also, learn about SMU and Eric Dickerson bc you embarrass yourself.
People shouldn’t mental
Also guys who need to cheat in class don’t get 4.0 since someone else who earned the valedictorian would speak up, they get 2.5 GPAs.
Just hate and slander masquerading as “questioning”.
It’s been fun watching him play - I hope a NFL team figures out letting him play both ways.
NIL is a hot mess, is unsustainable, and has ruined college athletics, which in fairness were ruined even before universities began paying coaches $10 million a year.
A few years back, John Wall famously admitted he hadn't read a book since middle school
Future #1 draft picks live in another universe
Our culture should value that at least as much as his athletic achievements.
Sadly, it's not even close.
https://catalog.colorado.edu/undergraduate/colleges-schools/arts-sciences/programs-study/psychology-neuroscience/psychology-bachelor-arts-ba/#requirementstext
I mean that sincerely.
Psychology is a big part of sports