Epic collapse: Stanford stuns Colorado football in double-overtime comeback thriller

His return also opened up CU's defensive options in a stout first-half defensive performance that evaporated in the final 30-plus minutes.

CU needs Hunter to be the lockdown game-changer he was against TCU and Nebraska before his injury, because the rest of the secondary has major problems.

Hunter finished with 13 catches for 140 yards and two touchdowns, but he still didn't appear to be at full strength, playing tired down the stretch.

He got beat on several key Stanford completions and came up hobbled after hard hits late in the game.

The sophomore also committed a crucial personal foul penalty that extended a Stanford touchdown drive in the fourth quarter.