A look at how the top Heisman Trophy contenders, including two-way CU Buffs star Travis Hunter, played on Saturday:
Travis Hunter, Colorado WR/CB
Odds entering Saturday: -400
Numbers at Kansas: 8 receptions for 125 yards and 2 touchdowns; 7 tackles, 1 pass defended
Note: The odds are still very much in Hunter’s favor, even if his solid performance wasn’t enough to stop the Jayhawks in a 37-21 loss in Kansas City. Hunter hit the Heisman pose in the end zone after his second TD of the day and looked the part.
Ashton Jeanty, Boise State RB
Odds entering Saturday: +450
Numbers at Wyoming: 20 carries for 169 yards and a touchdown
Note: Jeanty’s stock is rising, but can he overcome the disadvantage of playing for a Group of Five team? He’s certainly doing everything right, eclipsing 2,000 yards rushing on the season in the Broncos’ 17-13 win.
Cam Ward, Miami QB
Odds entering Saturday: +1500
Numbers against Wake Forest: Completed 27 of 38 passes for 280 yards, 2 touchdowns, 1 interception; ran in one TD
Note: Ward gave voters a lot to consider Saturday when he broke Bernie Kosar’s single-season Miami passing record, totaling 3,774 yards on 268 completions with at least two more games left to go. Kosar’s record (3,642 yards on 262) stood for 40 years.
Kurtis Rourke, Indiana QB
Odds entering Saturday: +3000
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Numbers at Ohio State: Completed 8 of 18 passes for 68 yards, no touchdowns, no interceptions; sacked 5 times
Note: Rourke shot into the top four candidates after a strong performance against Michigan last week, only to have his worst game of the season Saturday in the Hoosiers’ first loss of the season.
Shedeur Sanders, Colorado QB
Odds entering Saturday: +20000
Numbers at Kansas: Completed 23 of 29 passes for 266 yards and 3 touchdowns, with no interceptions
Note: Sanders’ darkhorse candidacy is getting darker, but that probably says more about Hunter’s rising star than it says about Shedeur, who played very well Saturday.
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