Police Investigating Threats Against CSU's Henry Blackburn After Hit on Travis Hunter

Colorado State athletic director Joe Parker told ESPN's Pete Thamel that authorities were investigating the online harassment and death threats made against Henry Blackburn and his family after the defensive back knocked Colorado's Travis Hunter out of Saturday's game with a late hit.

"We're very concerned about our player's safety, as Henry and his family have continued to receive these threats," he said. "Henry never intended to put anyone in harm's way on the football field. It's not what we teach or coach. We hope that the irrational vitriol directed at Henry stops immediately."

Parker said the cellphone numbers of both Blackburn and his mother were published on the internet by the end of Colorado's 43-35 comeback win over Colorado State.

Additionally, his campus address and his family's home address were both released online, and they've received a large number of threatening calls and texts.

"Our university is supporting him, the police department is supporting him, because of the seriousness of the threats that have come out of this," Colorado State head coach Jay Norvell told reporters regarding Blackburn. "It's just sad. It's sad that that's the state of the world we live in. I mean, it's a football game. Let's not make it more than that. We don't want anybody to get hurt. We don't coach that kind of football."

Blackburn's hit on Hunter—which incurred an unnecessary roughness personal foul—led to the Colorado superstar getting hospitalized.

Colorado head coach Deion Sanders told reporters on Monday that Hunter would be out for three weeks, missing games against Oregon, USC and Arizona State. The former top overall prospect has starred for Colorado as both a wide receiver and cornerback.

"The bad thing about losing Travis, it's like you're losing two players at once," his teammate Shilo Sanders told reporters.

Norvell offered his support for Hunter's recovery.

"I hope everybody's healthy; I hope that Travis gets healthy and gets back out there," he said. "We certainly don't want to see anybody get hurt."