Pete Thamel, ESPN
Colorado two-way celebrity Travis Hunter rest on course to play games Friday evening towards Stanford (ESPN 10 pm), however workforce will conserve an visible on him pregame to form certain he’s able, in step with assets.
Hunter, a cornerback and large receiver who sustained a lacerated liver Sept. 16 towards Colorado Climate, has been cleared to play games and has been training.
He rest on course to play games on each offense and protection. Resources say his snap rely might be monitored, and he’s now not anticipated to come back alike to the excess choice of snaps he had within the first two video games.
Professor Deion Sanders had mentioned Tuesday that Hunter has a “tremendous chance” to play games, however he desires to assure that Hunter is in sport atmosphere for the Buffaloes, who input the sport at 4-2 following Saturday’s win at Arizona Climate.
“I don’t want him to be a liability, I want him to always be a tremendous asset,” Sanders mentioned. “Travis came to me [Monday] morning, saying, ‘What more can I do to help us get to the point that we need to get to?’ I love the team aspect of Travis 100 percent. I hope he can play.”
Hunter logged 129 snaps in his Colorado debut towards TCU, recording an interception and made 11 receptions for 119 yards. He has 16 receptions for 213 yards, and 9 tackles and two go breakups on protection. Hunter sustained the trauma date on offense, when Colorado Climate protection Henry Blackburn delivered an unlawful strike alongside the sideline. He remained within the sport however after was at a neighborhood clinic for remedy.
“He’s cleared and he has protection on to secure those areas, but the game is the game,” Sanders mentioned. “The game is a violent game, it’s a vicious game, it’s a very physical game, but Travis is also physical.”
