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CU Buffs’ Travis Hunter gets last laugh vs. CSU Rams in Rocky Mountain Showdown

FORT COLLINS — Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi struck the wrong pose.

And he just might’ve kick-started Travis Hunter’s Heisman Trophy march with one little gesture.

Down 14-3, Fowler-Nicolosi, the CSU Rams’ sophomore quarterback, rolled right and bumped Hunter on the sideline as the pair went out of bounds.

Words were exchanged. But the kicker was when the Rams signal-caller leaned in and gave Hunter a “too small” taunt. The same one Patrick Beverley gave to LeBron James last year.

Colorado Buffaloes wide receiver Travis Hunter (12) celebrates his touchdown against the Colorado State Rams in the third quarter at Canvas Stadium in Ft. Collins, Colorado Saturday, Sept. 14, 2024. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post)
Colorado Buffaloes wide receiver Travis Hunter (12) celebrates his touchdown against the Colorado State Rams in the third quarter at Canvas Stadium in Ft. Collins, Colorado Saturday, Sept. 14, 2024. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post)

Two problems. One, BFN isn’t as good a quarterback — yet — as Beverley is a trash-talker. Second, Hunter might be to college football right now what Old Man Bron is to hoops peers: A generational talent. The king.

Following that exchange, the Buffs’ two-way star, who played more than 100 snaps in the Rocky Mountain Showdown, caught four balls for 31 yards and two touchdowns — and that was just on offense. On defense, No. 12 picked up an interception and an all-time unsportsmanlike penalty for celebrating that pick with his teammates, powering CU’s 28-9 win over the Rams in the first-ever Showdown at Canvas Stadium.

Hunter picked BFN off with 18 seconds left in the third quarter on fourth-and-12 and ran it right back up the right sideline. After the play was over, the future NFL first-round draft pick partied at the CSU 10, with Hunter spinning the ball like a top while a group of CU defenders appeared to stretch their arms out as if being warmed by a pigskin fire.

Out came the flags for unsportsmanlike conduct, but the point was made.

The Buffs (2-1) weren’t just here to win.

They were here to make a statement.

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