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CU football: Buffs need Cade Apsay to step up

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Analysis

As a backup quarterback, Cade Apsay isn't used to getting hit, because Colorado defenders aren't allowed to hit their quarterbacks in practice.

Apsay got used to it in a hurry on Friday night, though. Subbing for injured starter Sefo Liufau, Apsay was sacked five times in CU's 27-24 loss to Southern California.

"I was expecting it to hurt a lot more," he said. "I was a little scared to get hit from behind, and when I finally did the first time, it wasn't as bad as I thought it to be.