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.