Colorado notched one of the statement wins in Week 1 of the college football season, and the team’s two biggest stars are already two of the sport’s biggest names after beating TCU 45–42.
Quarterback Shedeur Sanders, son of coach Deion Sanders, threw for 510 yards and four touchdowns, setting a school record for single-game passing yards in his Buffaloes debut. Among his top targets was his Jackson State-turned-Colorado teammate Travis Hunter, who recorded a team-high 11 receptions for 119 yards on offense, and made a number of huge plays on defense, including an incredible third quarter interception inside of Colorado’s five-yard line.
ESPN’s Robert Griffin III, a former Heisman-winning quarterback at Baylor, is all aboard the Buffs hype train. On Tuesday, he shared his “Top 5 Heisman Front Runners” after Week 1, and the two Buffaloes standouts cracked the list, with Sanders coming in at No. 1, and Hunter rounding out the list at No. 5.
