"I needed some shoes bruh" - Travis Hunter pleads his innocence after being caught red-handed by Coach Prime

Colorado Buffaloes two-way star Travis Hunter re-entered the Heisman Trophy race with a stunning performance. It came in the Buffaloes' thrilling 34-23 win over the Cincinnati Bearcats in Week 9 of college football action.

He registered 153 yards on nine receptions resulting in two touchdowns while adding two tackles and four pass deflections.

On Monday, Hunter, who has a fondness for sneakers, showed his cheeky side. He sneaked into Colorado coach Deion Sanders' office to help himself to some of Coach Prime's LeBron Prime sneakers from his massive collection.

Coach Prime posted the clip of his interaction with Hunter, whom he shares a close relationship with, on Instagram.

"Look, let me get this straight," Deion Sanders said. "What are you doing in my office? You're just gonna come in here and shop dawg."

"I needed some shoes bruh," Hunter said.

"How do you need some shoes?" Sanders asked. "You know you have contracts, money, oh my goodness. Those are vintage. I think they call them Bron Prime or I think they call them Prime Brons. You're lucky I got two pairs. You are roguish, you do know that, right? Do you know what the word roguish means? It means you're a thief."

Travis Hunter backed by Coach Prime over Shedeur Sanders

During his Cincinnati postgame news conference, Coach Prime revealed his shock at his son Shedeur Sanders not being in the Heisman Trophy race. But he backed Travis Hunter's place on the list as undeniable.

"It's just funny to me," Deion Sanders said. "I just think it's just ignorant, but it's funny to us because Shedeur could care less. Shedeur wants to be drafted in a wonderful city. He wants to win out. That's what he thinks about. He ain't thinking about no darn Heisman, man. Now, Travis is the best college football player in the country. We all know that.

"Why are we even deliberating over that? What are we doing? Like, when does that change? So, what's the criteria? Somebody needs to say what's the criteria of that prestigious award. Because we're looking at the best high school football player that — there hasn't been a Travis Hunter ever. Ever. And I'm sitting up here saying that."

The Shedeur Sanders and Travis Hunter combination has ignited the Colorado Buffaloes' charge towards Big 12 relevancy and bowl-eligibility. But it seems as if everyone acknowledges that the two-way star is the main man in the roster and indeed, college football.