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With only three regular-season games left, the Colorado Buffaloes, led by Deion Sanders, are facing a narrowing window to secure two more wins for Bowl eligibility. Their aspirations to make a winning comeback were left unattained as they endured their third consecutive loss on Saturday. The Buffs succumbed to the Oregon State Beavers with a dismal 26-19 loss. This defeat marked their fifth loss in six games, leaving the Buffs at (4-5, 1-5 Pac-12) and falling below the .500 mark for the first time this season. However, Colorado’s two-way star, Travis Hunter, does not let the on-field setbacks bog him down. 

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The young athlete recently dropped an adorable video featuring his long-time sweetheart on the couple’s shared YouTube channel, trying their hands at a popular couple challenge. Well, with how he faired, it looks like defeat followed him off the field too.

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The Hunter gets hunted! 

Colorado’s two-way star tasted sweet defeat at his lady love’s hands, after losing to her 10-11 on a popular couple’s challenge called, Who Knows Each-other Better? Which is quite self-explanatory and involves each partner asking personal questions to each other. Each correct answer is rewarded with a point. The challenge primarily puts to test the bond and the ability of each partner to remember minute details about each other. Travis Hunter and his girlfriend Leanna Lenee asked each other a set of questions out of which Hunter was able to answer 10 correctly while Lenna answered 11. The questions ranged from each other’s favorite animal, to where they were born, to their favorite dish, to what sports they played, and ended with Lenna winning the challenge. 

However, given how each one faired, it becomes quite clear to their audience that they are very well versed with each other’s preferences and also know each other well- which only translates to a strong and beautiful bond. However, it is surprising to note that the young Kennesaw State University was initially not interested in the budding football legend. 

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The Travis-Leena trajectory 

Leanna Lenee graduated in 2022 and harbored intentions of pursuing her master’s degree. She hails from a mixed heritage, with her father being of Mexican and Filipino descent and her mother being of black heritage. Interestingly, her relationship with Travis Hunter began as friends during his senior years because, in her own words, she wasn’t initially interested in him. It was only after attending a friend’s birthday celebration together that they both discovered their perfect match.

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The couple runs a YouTube channel, “Travis and Leanna,” known for entertaining content, with their debut video receiving over 1 million views. The due posts fun videos of each other taking up popular challenges and expressing the goofy side of their otherwise fierce personalities. Leanna, besides being his girlfriend, is his creative partner behind the scenes of their channel. 

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Anushka Laha is an NFL writer at EssentiallySports. She identifies and relates to the finer on and off-the-field nuances of football. She is an expert at covering an array of topics - from delving into the lives of retired NFL legends like Brady and Gronkowski to the exciting developments happening on the college football field. Anushka sees football and its physicality with an artistic lens where the athletes are creating art with their plays. Sports is indeed in her blood, represented by her stint as an amateur basketball player and her Muay Thai medals.

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