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Colorado head coach Deion Sanders has always shown his for Travis Hunter, often treating him like one of his own sons. After Colorado's impressive 48-21 win over the UCF Knights, Sanders had plenty to celebrate about Hunter's performance-except for one thing that left him feeling a bit frustrated.
During the game, Hunter shined on both sides of the ball, putting up 89 receiving yards and a touchdown on offense, and snagging an interception on defense.
The reason why Sanders was upset
However, in a post-game interview, Sanders confessed that he was "really upset" that Hunter came just shy of continuing his streak of consecutive 100-yard receiving games.
Sanders revealed that Hunter was only a few yards away from hitting the milestone, and they weren't able to get him over that mark.
"We were really upset because they just told me he needed like 10 more yards to consistently have his 100-yard streak," Sanders said.
"We were gonna try to get it to him but we didn't want to be outlandish or do anything crazy to provoke ignorance.
"But Travis is OK with it. He's not playing for that. He's just playing for - he wants to be one of the best players in college football. And I think he is.
"I wish to God that the game was in a way that we could've kept going with his 100-yard mark, even though he don't care, we care."
Despite this, Sanders pointed out that Hunter was unfazed by the near-miss, focusing instead on his overall play and continuing to prove that he's "one of the best players in college football."
Later, in his press conference, Sanders reiterated his disappointment over the missed milestone, emphasizing how much it meant for him to see Hunter get over the 100-yard threshold. But Sanders also spoke to a bigger concern: Hunter's chances for the Heisman Trophy.
Sanders has been vocal about his belief that Hunter faces an uphill battle when it comes to Heisman consideration, feeling that the young star will need to exceed expectations dramatically just to get noticed.