Travis Hunter had a real “when in Rome” moment during Saturday’s game.
Colorado was on the road to face Texas Tech in Week 11. Texas Tech fans have a longstanding tradition of throwing tortillas onto the field at kickoff of their home games at Jones AT&T Stadium. As a result, the Colorado star Hunter decided to have a little bit of fun with the practice.
Just before the first defensive snap of the game, Hunter noticed a tortilla roll onto the field right in front of him. Hunter casually walked up to the tortilla, crossing over midfield to do so, and proceeded to stuff it into the front of his pants before returning to his position in coverage.
Here is the priceless video.
Travis Hunter just picked up a Tortilla on the field and put it in his pants
Only in Lubbock pic.twitter.com/fBTPLr53HK
— FOX College Football (@CFBONFOX) November 9, 2024
The tortilla didn’t quite end up as a good luck charm for Hunter as Colorado gave up a touchdown to Texas Tech on that opening drive and then allowed the Red Raiders to score two more times via field goal on the next two drives to give them a 13-0 lead. But at least Hunter was not in any danger of going hungry while out there on defense.
The Texas Tech tortilla toss at kickoff is one of the better traditions in college football and has even inspired some unorthodox giveaways. After Saturday’s hilarious episode with Hunter, we can also conclude that the tradition only works for them and not for the opposition.
