Travis Hunter begged 'Coach Prime' to let him return vs. USC this coming Saturday, but Deion Sanders made it clear Hunter's health comes first.
reported that Hunter's liver laceration is not considered"terribly serious." Still, Sanders made it clear he is not willing to gamble a player's health in the way that Hunter would like him to.
"You ain't ready, and I care about you more than I care about this game," Sanders said in his response to Hunter."You're going to change the game of football one day when you're healthy and ready. Your future is brighter than mine ever will be and ever was. Relax and get healthy. I love you, son.
Hunter's Colorado teammates were not surprised by his desire to return to the field. Sanders did not reveal which player sent the text message at first, instead asking his players who they thought the message was from."Because he's a dawg," Colorado's players answered back.Before his injury, Hunter had been living up to his coach's high praise and his status as the consensus No. 1 overall football recruit in the class of 2022.
Playing the vast majority of Colorado's snaps on both offense and defense, Hunter recorded 16 catches for 213 yards as a wide receiver, and nine tackles, three passes defensed and an interception as a cornerback. Hunter had been considered an early-season Heisman Trophy candidate, but his injury and a loaded crop of star quarterbacks — including his teammate,
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