Travis Hunter hits iconic backflip celly with Coach Prime themed music at Banana baseball showdown

Modified Apr 12, 2025 04:34 GMT

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Two-way star Travis Hunter recently took a break from his NFL draft preparations. Last season, he helped Coach Prime's Colorado to a 9-4 campaign and an Alamo Bowl appearance. Hunter solidified himself as the best football player of the season by winning the Heisman trophy. He is now projected as a top-three pick in this year's draft.

On Friday, Hunter made his way to Bananaland for a fun day of baseball. He threw the first pitch in a showdown between the Savannah Bananas and Party Animal. This pitch from the 2024 Heisman winner counted. Hunter then joined in on the celebrations when the Bananas scored a point.

The Colorado Buffaloes' two-way star showed off his dance moves during the celebrations. He danced to the tunes of Deion Sanders' theme music while hitting the Heisman pose with the players. Hunter ended the celebration by showcasing his agility and athleticism while doing a flawless backflip.

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Hunter has become a household name after a successful Heisman-winning 2024 campaign with the Buffs. Despite being a five-star prospect out of high school, he chose to join an HBCU team because "Coach Prime" was the head coach of the Jackson State Tigers.

Hunter's trust and confidence in Coach Prime's guidance proved to be an important factor in his success as a football player. However, there is an air of uncertainty about whether he should continue playing on both sides of the ball professionally. Despite the doubts, Hunter has faith in his talent and expects to make waves playing both wide receiver and cornerback in the NFL.

Travis Hunter signs new exclusive deal with Panini America

The 2025 NFL draft is just a few days away. Despite this, Hunter managed to secure an exclusive deal with Panini America, a sports and entertainment collectibles company.

On Monday, Travis Hunter shared a post on Instagram talking about this new partnership. The Colorado star, who has an NIL value of $5.2 million, per On3, will now be featured across various products and marketing campaigns from Panini America.

"Excited to announce I have signed an exclusive autograph trading card deal with @paniniamerica! As a kid I dreamed of having my own trading card and I can't wait for everyone to see what we have coming soon with Panini!" Hunter wrote in the caption of his post on Instagram.

Apart from this, Travis Hunter also agreed to a new partnership with apparel brand American Eagle. He also has brand deals with other brands like Michael Strahan, SoHoodie and NXTRND, to name a few.

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Priyam is a College Sports content executive at Sportskeeda with a master's in Advertising and Marketing Management and over two years of experience as a writer. When it comes to reporting, Priyam believes doing a technical deep dive is one of his biggest strengths and he loves to dissect plays on the field and factor out the strengths/weaknesses of players.

A fan of the Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Priyam sees Nick Saban as the greatest coach of all time. He is also rooting for Alabama quarterback Jalen Milore after following his progress over the years. The Michigan Wolverines football team is another of his favorite programs and it will be interesting to see how both these teams perform in new coaching eras.

When he’s not reporting, Priyam is usually at the gym or indulging in music. He has been a guitarist and a drummer for the past 17 years and finds his time of peace when playing music.

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Edited by Veer Badani