Colorado two-way star Travis Hunter has been unable to place in full video games in every of the Buffaloes’ final two contests because of a shoulder damage. Nevertheless, Colorado head coach Deion Sanders believes his star participant needs to be prepared for an even bigger load in Saturday’s contest in opposition to Cincinnati.
Sanders spoke with the media on Tuesday and was requested about Hunter. The second-year Colorado head coach mentioned Hunter is bettering and may see a extra vital function within the Buffaloes’ upcoming sport.
“Travis is best than final week,” Sanders mentioned. “I feel he’ll have extra productiveness as a result of he’s feeling significantly better than final week. You’ll be able to simply inform together with his little giddy-up and the way in which he goes about life. Slightly extra pep in his step at present. I feel he did some conditioning at present for positive to ensure he’s on level together with his conditioning, as a result of he by no means tires. And we wish to hold that what it’s. However I feel he will definitely contribute much more than he did every week in the past — as a result of he’s wholesome.”
Hunter has 51 catches for 604 yards and 6 touchdowns this season. He amassed most of his stats throughout Colorado’s first 5 video games. During the last two video games, he’s had simply 5 catches for 43 yards as he left early because of his shoulder damage that he suffered in a loss to Kansas State. Hunter tried to play by way of that damage throughout Colorado’s 34-7 win over Arizona final weekend.
Colorado is 5-2 this season and can host fellow 5-2 squad Cincinnati at Folsom Subject in Boulder on Saturday night time. The Bearcats are coming off consecutive convention wins over UCF and Arizona State. Each groups are 3-1 in Huge 12 play this season.
