Shedeur Sanders Downplays Kansas Player's Late Hit in Viral Video from Colorado Loss

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 entire situation Tuesday.

"Initially, nothing, honestly," he said on his podcast (1:30 mark) when asked what was going through his head after the play that generated plenty of buzz on social media. "It's just, did I complete the pass? I didn't hear our crowd that was there cheer, so I realized it was an incomplete pass."

Officials did not give Kansas a 15-yard penalty for the hit despite how bad it looked:

With that play as the backdrop, Sanders also gave advice to younger quarterbacks and suggested they always keep their knees bent when playing.

"It works for me, personally," he said. "... I never keep my legs locked out. Because that's when you have those knee injuries and all that type of stuff."

While Sanders avoided an injury, his team was unable to avoid a third loss on the season.

Kansas won 37-21 despite the Buffaloes quarterback throwing for 266 yards, three touchdowns and zero interceptions. Jayhawks running back Devin Neal was unstoppable with 207 yards and three scores on the ground, and the Colorado defense was unable to get any important stops when the game was hanging in the balance.

The loss was quite the blow for Colorado's College Football Playoff chances, but it is still one of nine teams that can make the Big 12 Championship Game heading into the final week of the regular season.

The Buffaloes will need to defeat Oklahoma State on Friday and then receive some help to make that a reality, but at least Sanders will be on the field after taking such a worrying hit against Kansas.