Heisman winner Travis Hunter has his fiancée to thank for introducing him to one of the world’s most famous rappers, Lil Wayne.

The 21-year-old admitted during his 2024 Heisman Trophy acceptance speech on Saturday that he was unfamiliar with Lil Wayne’s music before meeting his fiancée Leanna Lenee.

“Wayne, you don’t know how you came into our lives. My fiancée loves you,” Hunter said as the rapper sat next to Colorado coach Deion Sanders and teammate Shedeur Sanders. “I didn’t know any of your songs until she told me because I don’t listen to music. She let me know and said to me, ‘You have to listen to this. If you want to hear (music), listen to Wayne.’”

While he revved up for games in which he averaged 96 yards per game on offense and dominated on defense, Hunter admitted he was excited by Lil Wayne’s music.

“From that day forward, that’s all I hear,” Hunter said. “Music before the game, those are the songs I listen to. When I get in the TRX and hear the music, I hear Wayne.”

The Colorado Buffaloes star was born in 2003 and was just five years old when Wayne’s best-selling album Tha Carter III was released. It would be another three years before Hunter’s acclaimed favorite song, 6ft 7ft was released on Tha Carter IV.

“It’s crazy. 6 Foot, 7 Foot, 8 Foot… That’s my song,” Hunter added. “I respect you for coming out here and supporting me, man.”

Wayne, a five-time Grammy winner, was recently passed over for the 2025 NFL Super Bowl halftime performance in favor of Kendrick Lamar, much to Hunter’s dismay, as he shared on his podcast: The Travis Hunter Show.

“Kendrick Lamar’s halftime performance of Super Bowl 59 is going to be in New Orleans, which is kind of crazy because I kept thinking it was going to be Lil Wayne and I’m about to walk out there on the field.” 6 foot, seven foot, eight foot piles. Go out and get lit with Lil Wayne.’