Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders was fortunate to avoid a knee injury from a late hit during Saturday's loss to Kansas, but he downplayed the

Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders endured a frightening moment late in the second quarter against Kansas. With just under three minutes remaining, Sanders scrambled to make a throw under pressure when Jayhawks linebacker Dean Miller delivered a thunderous hit directly to Sanders’ knees.

Shedeur Sanders threw the pass for Colorado against Kansas on Saturday and the Jayhawks’ Dean Miller came in low and leveled the quarterback. There was a penalty flag on the play and everyone expected a personal foul on Miller, a 6-foot-5, 235-pound defensive end, Colorado was called for an ineligible man downfield.