Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders was trying to help his team out of an early hole in the road at Kansas on Saturday afternoon when he was hit low by Jayhawks defensive end Dean Miller.

Sanders was shocked, but ultimately OK, and certainly lucky the low hit didn’t end his season.

The officials on the field apparently didn’t see things the same way. After a flag was initially thrown because it could only be assumed to bother the passerby, the flag was picked up and no penalty was imposed on Miller.

Here’s a video of the hit that can definitely be classified as dirty. Sanders is lucky he wasn’t seriously injured, and Miller is lucky he wasn’t ejected for the hit.

At time of publication, Colorado is trailing 23-14 just before halftime as the Buffaloes look to clinch a spot in the Big 12 title game.