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In his day, Ravi Shankar was a music icon. This performance with Acapulco Gold is fabulous. Britannica: Beginning in the 1960s, his concert performances with the American violinist Yehudi Menuhin and his association with George Harrison, lead guitarist of the then wildly popular British musical group the Beatles, helped bring Indian music to the attention of the West.

CU Buffs two-way star Travis Hunter was named the 2024 Heisman Trophy winner. Here’s a look at the final tally for the top 10 vote-getters. The winner was selected by a voting block of 928 voters: with 145 media members voting from six separate regions and 57 votes coming from former Heisman Trophy winners. Player, Pos. School 1st 2nd 3rd Total Pts Travis Hunter, WR/DB Colorado 552 261 53 2231 Ashton Jeanty, RB Boise State 309 517 56 2017 Dillon Gabriel, QB Oregon 24 52 340 516 Cam Ward, QB Miami 6 24 163 229 Cam Skattebo, RB Arizona State 3 18 125 170 Bryson Daily, QB Army 3 7 46 69 Tyler Warren, TE Penn State 1 7 35 52 Shedeur Sanders, QB Colorado 1 7 30 47 Kurtis Rourke, QB Indiana 2 3 10 22 Kyle McCord, QB Syracuse 0 1 7 9 (Click here to view in mobile.) Want more sports news?

Travis Hunter was named the 90th winner of the Heisman Trophy during a ceremony in New York on Saturday night. Here’s a look at key numbers behind the wideout/cornerback’s campaign for college football’s most prestigious award. 9-3 If CU doesn’t turn in a strong record, Hunter probably isn’t in consideration. Only three previous Heisman winners played on teams with four or more regular season losses, and none since Oklahoma running back Steve Owens in 1969.

There’s a Hunter in the Heisman House, now and forever. And the best two-way player ever to wear a CU Buffs football uniform, Travis Hunter, sealed his immortality Saturday night. “Let’s go!” Hunter, CU’s two-way, record-setting junior, exclaimed after winning the 2024 Heisman Trophy, presented to the most outstanding player in college football, during a ceremony at the Lincoln Center in New York. An emotional Hunter fought back tears — and sometimes lost — as he became just the second Buffs player to win college football’s most prestigious honor and the first since the late Rashaan Salaam won it in 1994. “I’m gonna keep going,” said Hunter, the former Georgia high school standout who led CU in interceptions (four), catches (92) and receiving touchdowns (14).

This has been the hardest thing to admit for eight years, and now it is the easiest thing for Broncos Country to read. It is obvious. There remains no reason to deny it. The Broncos finally have a coach who can win a big game. Thank you, Sean Payton. It’s OK to say it aloud.

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