Colorado might be on a bye week, but the Heisman Trophy campaign for Travis Hunter isn’t taking a rest.

In fact, it’s ramping up as the calendar has flipped to November.

On Saturday, CU’s dynamic, two-way star was in State College, Pa., appearing on ESPN’s “College GameDay” and Fox’s “Big Noon Kickoff” shows. Both pregame shows were in Happy Valley for a top-5 showdown between Penn State and Ohio State, but both gave Hunter a national spotlight on their sets.

One of the favorites for the Heisman, the most prestigious award in college football, Hunter was an Associated Press mid-season All-American at two positions — receiver and cornerback — for the 23rd-ranked Buffs (6-2, 4-1 Big 12).

Hunter entered this week as the Big 12’s leader in receptions (60) and touchdown receptions (eight) on offense, as well as pass breakups (seven) on defense.

“Nobody has ever done what I’ve been doing,” he said on “Big Noon Kickoff.”

“It’s pretty much that simple. I have the offensive stats. I steal the game on defense. I steal the game on offense. Nobody has ever done that before, and it’s just pretty much easy for me. You see the game, it speaks for itself. For me, I just go out there and play and work hard every day.”

Hunter has 757 yards on his 60 receptions, including nine catches for 153 yards and two touchdowns in CU’s 34-23 win against Cincinnati on Oct. 26. He also had four pass breakups that night.

In the two games before the Cincinnati matchup, Hunter was banged up and sat out the second half of both contests. But, he returned to full strength and played a remarkable 129 snaps from scrimmage — the fourth-most in CU history — against the Bearcats.

Prior to last year, the CU record for most snaps played in a game was 114, by four different offensive players at UCLA on Oct. 31, 2015. Hunter has broken that record 11 times in his 17 games at CU, including six times this year.

“My body is holding up pretty well,” he said on ESPN. “I’ve been doing nothing but training and recovery the whole time. This year I’ve been so locked in I didn’t get a chance to fish; (Friday) was my first time fishing in about four or five months.”

Hunter spoke about the rigorous schedule he goes through to keep his body healthy through treatment and workouts. Head coach Deion Sanders also limits Hunter to one regular practice per week (on Wednesdays).

“When you practice, it’s got to be full speed,” he said on ESPN. “I’m playing 100% no matter who is in front of me, and I’m not gonna get tired, so I just keep going and just be focused.”

Hunter is one of the leading candidates for the Heisman Trophy, along with Boise State running back Ashton Jeanty and quarterbacks Dillon Gabriel (Oregon) and Cam Ward (Miami). CU quarterback Shedeur Sanders is also a candidate.

On the Fox set, Hunter struck the Heisman pose with past Heisman winners Matt Leinart (2004, from USC) and Mark Ingram (2009, from Alabama).

While the Heisman would mean a lot, Hunter said he’s focused on CU’s success. The Buffs visit Texas Tech next Saturday.

“Just having my teammates there, for real,” he said. “It means a lot because I can’t get the Heisman without my teammates. I need them to do their job, and I’ve got to do my job, so we just got to keep grinding and heading in the right direction.”

That grind approach is one that CU hopes to take into November. Hunter isn’t getting ahead of himself with the Heisman race, and CU offensive coordinator Pat Shurmur said the Buffs can’t look ahead as they aim to turn a good season into a great one.

“Heard some conversation about the last four games,” Shurmur said this past week. “I think it is super important we just stay where our feet are and focus all of our attention on Texas Tech. (Tech) is a good football team. We’re playing them on the road, at a place where they’ve been very successful at home for them, and so we’ve got to put our best foot forward. We got to put our best effort on the field, and thankfully for us, I feel like we’re playing a better game each week, so the challenge for us is to play even better than we did last week and not really worry about the results. So that’s where I’m at with it.”

Shurmur added that it helps the entire team when the two biggest stars — Hunter and Shedeur — are grounded in that one-week-at-a-time approach.

“You have to be that way,” Shurmur said. “You really do or, trust me, it can blow up on you fast if you don’t stay where your feet are. If you just don’t try to keep today or make today the best day of the week, then it’s going to blow up on you.”