No one has played more than Travis Hunter this season.

Playing on both sides of the ball, Colorado’s Heisman Trophy winner logged more than 1,350 snaps, 434 more than any other player in the Football Bowl Subdivision.

Now he makes his opponents not want to play either.

The promise that Hunter will face BYU in the Alamo Bowl this week appears to have piqued the Cougars’ interest. If anyone has ever thought about opting out of BYU’s bowl game, few seem to be thinking about it now.

“We saw a video of Deion coming out and saying everyone would play,” BYU defensive back Jakob Robinson said of Colorado coach Deion Sanders. “It felt like I had no reason not to play. I just want to finish with my teammates.

Robinson figures he’ll face Hunter whenever the Buffaloes star lines up in the slot on offense. As a wide receiver, Hunter caught 92 passes for 1,152 yards and 14 touchdowns.

“I don’t think I’m going to follow him everywhere, but I’m definitely going to line up against him a few times,” Robinson said. “I’m not really afraid of anyone, so I’m just ready to come play and test my abilities.”

For a senior hoping to earn an invitation to next year’s NFL Draft Combine, Robinson said a matchup against Hunter could boost his resume.

“It’s just motivation to always increase people’s trait stock,” he said.

On the other side of the ball, Cougar player Chase Roberts said he hopes to get a chance to go against Hunter, who was also one of the best defensive backs in college football this season.

“I think that’s what you dream of as a little kid, going against the Heisman winner,” Roberts said. “That’s what you dream of, is to compete against the best, show your skills and show you can play against these guys.”

Darius Lassiter Status

BYU wide receiver Darius Lassiter will miss the first half of the Alamo Bowl while serving an unsportsmanlike penalty suspension for fighting during the Cougars’ regular-season finale against Houston.

“That’s just part of the impact,” BYU head coach Kalani Sitake said. “You can’t get involved in that sort of thing. It’s not a fight; it’s a game.

Lassiter has been a key player for the Cougars this season, catching 43 passes for 679 yards and four scores.

“He’s been great,” Sitake said. “You can be around him and see his positivity and how infectious his smile is. … He’s been a great leader for us. There’s a reason he was voted one of our co-captains.

Sitake called Lassiter’s penalty and suspension “unfortunate.”

“But he will have 30 minutes to make up for the rest,” said the coach.

Mile High Intensity

When a fight broke out during a Buffaloes practice last week, Sanders was torn.

“I don’t recommend it,” he told reporters, “but I was proud of it.”

The coach believes that if his team has not lost its battle on the practice field, it will not overlook the San Antonio Cougars.

But BYU hasn’t lost its intensity either.

“There was a fight the other day,” Robinson admitted. “We don’t really like to talk about fighting here, but it was physical. Everyone banged their heads.