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Colorado two-way football star Travis Hunter is expected back again in his team’s next game Saturday against Cincinnati and “will contribute a lot more than he did a week ago, because he’s healthier,” Colorado coach Deion Sanders said Tuesday.
“Travis is better than last week,” Sanders said at his weekly news conference in Boulder. “I think he’ll have more productivity because he’s feeling much better than last week. You can just tell with his little giddy-up and the way he goes about life, a little more pep in his step today.”
Hunter injured his right shoulder in a loss to Kansas State Oct. 12 but still returned to play in the first half of his next game last weekend, a 34-7 win at Arizona. He just wasn’t 100% healthy. Sanders said after the game that Hunter was sore and didn’t play in the second half as a precautionary move – the second straight week he didn’t play after halftime.
Can Travis Hunter revive his Heisman Trophy candidacy?
His absence hurt his candidacy for the Heisman Trophy, dropping him from second to fourth in the odds to win the award, according to BetMGM.
This week he could revive his candidacy with the Buffaloes playing a key game in the race for the Big 12 Conference title. Both Cincinnati and Colorado are 5-2 with 3-1 records in Big 12 play. The winner of Saturday’s game in Boulder would stay near the top of the pack with BYU (7-0) and Iowa State (7-0).
With four regular-season games remaining after this, a victory also would make the Buffs eligible for a bowl game in Sanders’ second season as head coach – a big milestone for a program that finished 1-11 before Sanders’ arrival in 2022.
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Publish date : 2024-10-22 19:53:09
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