No grudges: Hunter hangs with CSU’s Blackburn

• Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Elder WriterSep 28, 2023, 11:55 AM ET

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Travis Hunter isn’t holding an animosity against the player whose hit sent him to the medical facility and cost him at least two games.Hunter and Colorado State defensive back Henry Blackburn met Wednesday and went bowling together, a CSU spokesperson confirmed to ESPN.Hunter suffered a lacerated liver on a late hit out of

bounds by Blackburn, who was flagged for unsportsmanlike conduct, in the first half of the Buffaloes’home victory Sept. 16. Hunter returned to the game but later on went to a local healthcare facility, where he was treated and released.Editor’s Picks 2 Associated Hunter missed recently’s loss to Oregon and will be out again Saturday when USC check outs Colorado.Blackburn and his

family received

risks, consisting of death risks, throughout and after the game as a result of his campus address, home address and phone number being released online. Colorado coach Deion Sanders condemned the threats.Hunter and Blackburn linked soon after the game, and Hunter welcomed Blackburn back to Boulder, where Blackburn grew up and participated in high school. Colorado State defensive back Ron Hardge III, whose bro Isaiah plays for Colorado, helped the two players connect.Their Wednesday conference will belong to an approaching video for Hunter’s YouTube channel, which has 252,000 subscribers. Both players contributed cash for their bowling game, with the winner choosing a charity that will receive the proceeds.Hunter has 9 deals with, 1 interception and 2 pass breakups at cornerback. As a receiver, he has 16 receptions for 213 backyards in three games.Blackburn has 23 deals with and an interception in three games for CSU.