Isaiah Hardge And Chidozie Nwankwo are excluded for Colorado’s rivalry game against State of Coloradoaccording to The daily camera Brian Howell. Both players have been struggling with injuries all week.

Hardge injured his lower leg against Nebraska last week, Deion Sanders said later, and Nwankwo suffered what is believed to be an AC joint sprain in his shoulder. They have been dealing with the injuries all week, but will not be able to play on Saturday.

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The two injuries will further challenge Colorado’s defensive deficiencies. Shilo Sanders will also miss Saturday’s match due to injury, as Coach First indicated after the game against Nebraska.

“I think Hardge did something to his foot on one of the points. Shilo, I think he had a — I don’t know how bad the injury is, but I know he did something to his forearm that took him out for the rest of the game. Chidoze, I think it’s an AC joint or something. I think he’s fine, I think he’ll play consistently for the next week. I don’t know about Shilo,” Sanders said.

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“And Shedeur got a little bit of a hit there, what did they call it, intentional, helmet-to-helmet, targeted. He got a little bit of a hit there. So we just wanted to tackle him and get him out of there.”

Colorado will probably get some good news. Linebacker LaVonta Bentley is said to be expected to play in Saturday’s game after getting some time in practice this week. Sanders offered a promising update earlier in the week, also hinting that Hardge might not be able to play against Colorado State.

“I don’t know if (Isaiah) Hardge is going to play this week,” Sanders said. “Bentley? He practiced today. He’s getting going. He’s still limping a little bit,” Sanders added. “Probably give him tomorrow off because we know what we’re going to get from him on Saturday.”

Bentley played four years at Clemson before transferring to Colorado for the 2023 season. This year, he has 10 total tackles, eight solo tackles, one tackle for loss and one sack.

Bentley set career highs with Colorado last season, collecting 68 tackles, 11 tackles for loss and five sacks.

The Buffaloes are coming off a 28-10 loss to Nebraska on the road last week. They close out the non-conference portion of their schedule Saturday night against Colorado State before returning to Folsom Field for the Big 12 opener against Bay in week 4.