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Video: Deion Sanders Explains Why Travis Hunter's Thorpe Award Snub Made Him 'Mad'

Colorado Buffaloes head coach Deion Sanders was pretty shocked that two-way star Travis Hunter wasn't a finalist for the Jim Thorpe Award, given annually to the nation's top defensive back, calling the omission the "most idiotic thing in college football" while speaking to reporters on Tuesday.

In a behind-the-scenes video by Well Off Media on Wednesday, Sanders further elaborated on why he was so frustrated by the snub.

"How in the world can you be up for the player of the year, defensive player of the year, but [not the Thorpe]? How does that make sense?