College football analysts, professional athletes and fans alike remain in a state of shock after witnessing Colorado State defensive back Henry Blackburn’s late hit on Travis Hunter during the first quarter of Saturday’s Rocky Mountain Showdown.
Blackburn, a Boulder native, was flagged for unnecessary roughness while Hunter was later sent to a local hospital. “Undisputed’s” Skip Bayless reported on Monday that Hunter suffered a lacerated liver and is expected to miss at least three weeks. This means the Colorado Buffaloes and head coach Deion Sanders will be without their superstar for games against Oregon and USC.
Here’s what the college football world has been saying about Blackburn’s hit on Hunter: