Let CU Buffs star Travis Hunter become the Shohei Ohtani of the NFL. Whatever team drafts Hunter should build specific packages for him on offense and defense to let him show all his talents.

– Derek, sun-worshiper

Kiz: Not only is he a freak of nature, Hunter is the most-talented player in college football. At the conclusion of Colorado’s first season in the Big 12, he could earn all-conference honors as a receiver and cornerback. But I’m not entirely sure that remarkable achievement would win him the Heisman Trophy, because the groupthink of voters gets the winner wrong way too often.

Honestly? Hunter should play cornerback in the NFL. Receivers are a dime a dozen. He’s Champ Bailey-esque. Give him a few snaps on offense, but have Hunter focus on corner.

– Collin, riding nice ’n’ slow

Kiz: I hear you clucking, big chicken. But I must not so humbly disagree. As the Broncos have learned with Pat Surtain, the definition of a shutdown corner is a player that seldom sees the football thrown in his vicinity. Bailey-esque? Love Hunter’s coverage skills, but he’s no Champ. And that brings us to the real point of this debate: Always follow the money in pro sports. At an average annual salary of $21 million, Jaire Alexander of Green Bay is the highest-paid corner in the NFL. If I’m reading the salary information compiled by Spotrac correctly, there are 19 NFL receivers pocketing more cash on an annual basis than Alexander.

Drafting Hunter and only playing him on one side of the football would be like placing a governor on a race car. It doesn’t make sense.

– Matt, Austin, Texas

Kiz: Hunter played a jaw-dropping 129 snaps against North Dakota State, according to the folks at Pro Football Focus. In the football universe of 2024, that’s a more remarkable stat than a 400-yard passing game by a college quarterback. But I’m also not certain it’s the wisest move by Deion Sanders. While Hunter certainly has the physical fitness to never come off the field, is it smart to ask his slender body to withstand the strain of more than 1,000 plays in a season? If Hunter gets hurt and misses significant time, these Buffs won’t get anywhere near a bowl game.

The CU Buffs throwing an incomplete pass on first down with 1 minute, 41 seconds remaining in a five-point game and North Dakota State down to its last timeout was just bad coaching.

– R.M., Huskers grad

Kiz: Instead of killing the clock, Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders went rogue and tried to get a big play for his buddy, receiver LaJohntay Wester. And it made me think. During the first half, Shilo Sanders kept a North Dakota State drive alive with a late hit on a receiver. Hmm, the two dumbest CU plays of the game were made by – checks notes – players that share the same last name as the head coach. Shouldn’t a football family be smarter?

And today’s parting shot worries that Coach Prime might condemn me to silence for well-warranted football criticism of his sons.

Watch out, Kiz. Deion will make you disappear.

– Tony, Winnemucca, Nev.