Colorado’s Travis Hunter talks tough harm: ‘Just gotta get up and fight once more’
Colorado Buffaloes star Travis Hunter is predicted to overlook a while after he left Saturday’s sport in opposition to the Colorado State Rams following the hit he took from a defensive again.
Hunter was injured after Rams defensive again Henry Blackburn hit him. Hunter appeared briefly later within the sport, however he wouldn’t final too lengthy as he could be despatched to the hospital for additional analysis.
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CU soccer’s sophomore athlete Travis Hunter is all smiles earlier than the Rocky Mountain Showdown on Sept. 16, 2023 at Folsom Field in Boulder, Colorado. (Cris Tiller / USA TODAY NETWORK)
“It’s football at the end of the day. Stuff like that is going to happen,” Hunter stated in a Bleacher Report interview on Monday. “Just gotta get up and fight again. Good thing the doctors stopped me because if there was no doctors there I’d still be out there playing.”
Colorado coach Deion Sanders advised 247 Sports that Hunter could be out for “three weeks.” If that’s the case, then the two-way participant would miss the Oregon and USC video games coming up in addition to Arizona State.
Sanders briefly spoke about Hunter’s timeline after the 43-35 double additional time win over the Rams.
Travis Hunter, #12 of the Colorado Buffaloes, stands on the sector earlier than the beginning of a sport in opposition to the Colorado State Rams at Folsom Field on Sept. 16, 2023 in Boulder, Colorado. (Dustin Bradford/Getty Images)
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“But we’re going to do what we’ve got do to take care of him,” Sanders stated. “So, I do know Travis like a book, he most likely goes to need to be out for 2 weeks, however we’ve acquired to verify his well being is extra necessary than this sport.”
Hunter had been talked about as a Heisman Trophy contender after his efficiency within the first two video games of the season.
Colorado Buffaloes cornerback Travis Hunter, #12, walks on the sector in opposition to the Colorado State Rams through the first half at Folsom Field in Boulder, Colorado, Sept. 16, 2023. (Andrew Wevers-USA TODAY Sports)
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Colorado managed to eke out a win with out him. Shedeur Sanders led the crew on a 98-yard landing drive late within the fourth quarter to tie the sport and then threw two landing passes in additional time.