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Why Travis Hunter's Thorpe Award snub is 'idiotic'

November 26, 2024

Nov. 16, 2024; Boulder, Colorado, USA; Colorado Buffaloes defensive back Travis Hunter (12) looks on during the first quarter against the Utah Utes at Folsom Field. Photo: Ron Chenoy/Imagn Images

Deion Sanders won the Jim Thorpe Award in 1988 as college football's best defensive back. He doesn't even want the trophy anymore after what voters have done to Travis Hunter.
Finalists for the Jim Thorpe Award were announced on Tuesday morning and ...

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