Colorado star Travis Hunter is likely to miss the September 30 game against USC.

This is bad news for USC because it is never good news when a fantastic athlete is injured. It's much worse when that athlete is hurt as a result of a dirty play by an opponent.

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This announcement, however, alters the reality of USC's visit to Boulder on September 30 for a game against the Colorado Buffaloes.

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Travis Hunter, the cornerback-receiver two-way player who has helped Colorado evolve on the field this season, is anticipated to miss several weeks.

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This is due to the injury he sustained as a consequence of a 15-yard penalty for an excessive hit in Colorado's win over Colorado State on Saturday.

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"'The first thing I heard was that he'd be out for a few weeks,' said Colorado coach Deion Sanders in his postgame press conference."

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'I definitely heard that. But we will do everything in our power to care for him. Travis will most likely want to be gone for two weeks.

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But we need to make sure he's okay. This game is less essential than his health."

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"The entire game had plenty of antics, and it began earlier in the week with Norvell's sunglasses comment towards Deion Sanders, which drew a response from Coach Prime," Buffaloes Wire wrote.

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