{"id":119190,"date":"2023-09-18T19:29:59","date_gmt":"2023-09-18T19:29:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uklevitrasupport.com\/?p=119190"},"modified":"2023-09-18T19:29:59","modified_gmt":"2023-09-18T19:29:59","slug":"lacerated-liver-sidelines-cu-buffs-star-travis-hunter-according-to-multiple-reports-the-denver-post","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uklevitrasupport.com\/sports\/lacerated-liver-sidelines-cu-buffs-star-travis-hunter-according-to-multiple-reports-the-denver-post\/","title":{"rendered":"Lacerated liver sidelines CU Buffs star Travis Hunter, according to multiple reports – The Denver Post"},"content":{"rendered":"

Colorado football star Travis Hunter could miss up to four weeks after a late hit against Colorado State sent him to the hospital on Saturday night.<\/p>\n

CU has not released details on Hunter\u2019s injury, but Fox\u2019s Skip Bayless, the host of Undisputed, reported Monday on his show that Hunter suffered a lacerated liver and would be out three or four weeks. Carl Reed of 247Sports reported that CU head coach Deion Sanders told him Hunter would be out for three weeks.<\/p>\n

A BuffZone source confirmed Bayless\u2019 report on Monday morning.<\/p>\n

Bayless said the injury is \u201cnot considered terribly serious,\u201d but it does appear to be serious enough to take the best player off the field for the 19th-ranked Buffaloes for two of their most important games of the season. CU (3-0) visits No. 10 Oregon in the Pac-12\u00a0 opener on Saturday (1:30 p.m. MT, ABC) and will host No. 5 USC on Sept. 30 at Folsom Field (10 a.m. MT, Fox).<\/p>\n

A rare two-way starter, Hunter plays cornerback and receiver for the Buffs. He was playing receiver at the time of his injury in Saturday\u2019s 43-35 double-overtime win against the Rams.<\/p>\n

With about 5 minutes remaining in the first quarter, CU quarterback Shedeur Sanders tried to hit Hunter on a deep pass down the left sideline. CSU\u2019s Ayden Hector was flagged for pass interference, but the hit that injured Hunter came after the play. CSU safety Henry Blackburn was about 5 yards away from Hunter when the ball fell incomplete but he continued pursuit, lowered his shoulder and hit Hunter in the mid-section.<\/p>\n

Blackburn, a graduate of Boulder\u2019s Fairview High School, was given a 15-yard penalty for unsportsmanlike conduct.<\/p>\n

Hunter immediately took his helmet off and rolled over in pain, staying on the ground for a few moments. Although he came back into the game briefly, Hunter was taken to the hospital, where he was kept overnight on Saturday.<\/p>\n

After the game, Coach Prime said, \u201cFirst thing I heard that he would be out for a few weeks. I heard that for sure. But we\u2019re gonna do what we got to do to take care of him. I know Travis like a book. He probably is gonna want to be out for two weeks. But we\u2019ve got to make sure \u2026 his health is more important in this game.\u201d<\/p>\n

On the field, however, it\u2019s a tough loss for the Buffs, as Hunter is considered one of the best all-around players in the country. He caught two passes for 21 yards and recorded two tackles before his injury.<\/p>\n

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