The idea of playing more than 100 snaps in a football game sounds absurd. But Travis Hunter made it look easy during Colorado’s upset over No. 17 TCU on Saturday.<\/p>\n
The sophomore cornerback\/wide receiver played 144 snaps (80 defense and 64 offense), making plays that had the entire nation, including Broncos cornerback Pat Surtain II \u2014 arguably a top two corner in the league \u2014 in disbelief.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe plays he (made were) crazy,\u201d Surtain said. \u201cYou don\u2019t see that often, him playing (144) snaps (and) making plays on both sides of the ball.\u201d<\/p>\n
Hunter, who transferred to Colorado after playing for Deion Sanders at Jackson State last season, was an elite prospect out of high school. However, his performance against the Horned Frogs made it seem like he wasn\u2019t from this planet. He caught 11 passes for 119 yards while diving for an interception.<\/p>\n
For Broncos cornerback Fabian Moreau, Saturday wasn\u2019t his first time watching the Travis Hunter experience. Moreau attended one of Hunter\u2019s high school games when he was with the Atlanta Falcons in 2021. He said seeing Hunter\u2019s skillset translate to the college level has been \u201cvery impressive.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s going to go down as definitely one of the greatest athletes, for sure,\u201d Moreau said.<\/p>\n
Moreau thinks it will be hard for Hunter to keep playing the number of snaps he did against TCU. But he\u2019s confident that Colorado will have a good recovery plan for Hunter. \u201cHe (doesn’t practice) much or somethin\u2019 to keep doing that all year.\u201d<\/p>\n
Cornerback Tremon Smith said Hunter is built differently. Smith is a big supporter of Sanders and hopes to make a trip to Boulder for a game this season.<\/p>\n
Surtain is also excited about the Prime era and looks forward to seeing how the program develops.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey got a great program over there,\u201d Surtain said. \u201cDeion is doing a great job, and I feel they are (there) to win games. You can tell by their attitude and how they approach the game.\u201d<\/p>\n