Heisman Trophy Winner Travis Hunter, Leanna Lenee’s Relationship Timeline
when Travis Hunter beat 2024 Heisman TrophyHe had the best support system in his fiancée Liana Lenny.
“Winning chicken dinner,” Leni wrote on Instagram in December 2024, sharing photos from Hunter’s party.
She added in a follow-up post: “They are crazy, it makes them even crazier!!!”
The Heisman Trophy is given annually to the best player in college football. In 2024, Hunter was nominated alongside Ashton Ginty, Cam Ward and Dillion Gabriel. Hunter was honored as a wide receiver and cornerback for the Colorado Buffaloes.
He even gave Lenny a nice shoutout in his acceptance speech.
“I also want to thank my fiancée and my mom. They did He was with me Since the first time I had surgery my freshman year in college. “They didn’t take one step away from all the hard hours, all the hard days, all the times I didn’t want to wake up and even look at my phone.” [or] Look at football. You stayed with me. I am so grateful to all of you.
Keep scrolling for Hunter and Lenny’s relationship timeline:
March 2022

Liana Linney and Travis Hunter
Courtesy of Lina Lenny/InstagramHunter slid into Lenee’s social media direct messages months before she opened the message.
“Travis I sat in my DMs for two months “Because he DMed me when he had a girlfriend,” she said in a TikTok video two years later. “I knew right away he had a partner [from his Instagram bio]. So I got off the letter and sat there until he was single. I’m not tearing down the house. I’m not a side piece. I don’t support any of these things. I support women. I would never do that to another woman because I would never want him to do that to me.
After they finally connected, Hunter and Lenny are gone Instagram Officially in March, they shared PDA photos from their vacation in Hawaii.
“I want this 4ever, probably not❤️“, she gushed in her comment.
February 2023

Liana Linney and Travis Hunter
Courtesy of Lina Lenny/InstagramLenee paid tribute to Hunter with a lengthy tribute on their first anniversary.
“You came into my life at an unexpected time. I was constantly praying that God would give me a reason to keep moving forward so that I could fulfill His plan for me. Instagram. “He would give me the motivation to keep going, and I was his answer. You bring nothing but solidarity and peace into my life. You showed me how to be loved properly, and even how to love properly, because God knows I distorted the definition.”
She added: “You are the most patient and compassionate man I have ever met. No relationship is perfect, but we’ve mastered the art of trying. We’re on our third life together now, and it’s a life I don’t want to share with anyone else. You are the greatest friend and partner I have ever had. I love you sincerely and without limits.
February 2024

Liana Linney and Travis Hunter
Courtesy of Lina Lenny/InstagramHunter suggested Just before Valentine’s Day.
“A million times, yes 💍“, Lenny wrote via Instagram On February 4th.
Following her engagement, Lenee continued to be a fixture at Hunter’s soccer games while wearing custom merchandise.
November 2024

Liana Linney and Travis Hunter
Courtesy of Lina Lenny/InstagramHunter made sure to honor his love’s birthday, writing via Instagram“Happy birthday beautiful, I love you❤️“.
December 2024

Liana Linney and Travis Hunter
Courtesy of Lina Lenny/InstagramLenny was at Hunter’s side when he won the Heisman Trophy, the most prestigious honor in college football.
“Showtime,” A commented Tik Tok Video of their clothes.
Hunter wore a bright blue suit, while Leni opted for a strapless, reflective gown.
The ceremony sparked criticism online when social media users speculated that Leni appeared upset when Hunter won the trophy. The athlete later debunked the claims, pointing out this in a Twitch live stream Leni cried herself to sleep On the backlash.
Lenny also denied being upset.
“People say I’m like, ‘What am I supposed to do, just sit here?'” Leni said. In a TikTok video. “That’s not what I said, first of all. I said, ‘Baby, do you want me to sit here or do you want me to go with the family or do you want me to come with you?'” Because what you all wouldn’t know from a seven-second clip is that they weren’t impressed. By the way.
She added: “He finished meeting with fans. I was there the whole time taking pictures and talking to them and everything. The girls who were there, they worked for Adidas. So we were taking pictures for a social function. This is who these people were. I wasn’t bothered by the lack of fans. Absolutely. “I never get upset with the fans.”
Leni also stressed that she supports Hunter in “everything he does.”
“I really, really love this guy,” she gushed. “He’s perfect in my eyes.”