The games have been played, and the results are in. The 2024 Heisman Trophy Award will be unveiled on Saturday. Colorado University senior standout Travis Hunter is the frontrunner for the award.

The honor is one of the highest individual awards in American college football. It has been awarded annually since its creation in 1935. The trophy is given to the most outstanding college football player in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), and is awarded by the Heisman Trust. The trust, comprised of successors of the awards from the New York City Downtown Athletic Club, holds the awards at an annual ceremony in December.

The 90th annual Heisman Memorial Trophy candidates were narrowed down to four players, who were announced Monday on ESPN. The awards will be held on Saturday night and on ESPN. The finalists were selected from 900 votes compiled by media members and former award winners.

The four finalists named for the 2024 Heisman Award are Oregon quarterback Dillon Gabriel, Colorado cornerback/wide receiver Travis Hunter, Boise State running back Ashton Jeanty, and Miami quarterback Cam Ward. The announcement was made by 1989 Heisman Trophy winner Andre Ware on ESPN’s Monday Night Countdown.

CU star Travis Hunter, a junior from Suwanee, Georgia, was named 2024 Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year and earned All-Big 12 first-team honors as both a defensive back and a wide receiver. Defensively, he had 31 tackles, 11 pass breakups, four interceptions, a conference-best 15 passes defended (tied for fifth nationally), and forced a game-winning fumble.

Hunter, named Honorable Mention for Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year, led the conference with 92 receptions and 14 receiving touchdowns while finishing with 1,152 receiving yards, second in the Big 12. Nationally, he is second in receiving touchdowns, fifth in receptions per game (7.7), and sixth in receiving yards per game (96.0). Hunter leads the country with 21 receiving plays for 20 yards or more. He twice had three touchdown receptions in a game, had 10 or more catches in a game three times, and had 100 or more receiving yards in a game seven times.

After being officially named a finalist for the Heisman, Hunter spoke confidentially about his chances to win the award on the Pivot Podcast earlier this week. “What player you know that can play receiver and the game plan is about you on the offensive side of the ball,” Hunter said. “And then you go to the defensive side of the ball, the game plan is still about you. You’ve never seen a player like me.” The award ceremony is scheduled to start at 6:00 PM MT on Saturday.

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