5 days Ago By [email protected] (Alex Edwards)
A viral video of Heisman-hopeful and Buffs two-way player Travis Hunter signing a jersey and giving a young fan his wrist bands after Saturday's game against the Utes has generated more than 5 million views on X. Travis Hunter made sure he signed a young fan who’s in a wheelchair jersey and gave him some gear after the game ❤️ pic.twitter.
com/Rq39gmgZBJ In the video, the young fan can also be seen wearing sunglasses — which turns out, were a gift from Buffs head coach Deion Sanders. In a separate video posted to X, Sanders is shown finding the boy after the game and giving him the sunglasses he wore as the Buffs thrashed the Utes in a 49-24 rout. Coach Prime gave a young superfan named Chase his glasses after the game ❤️ pic.
twitter.com/lQ1WOBfhvc So who is this little boy who left Folsom Field Saturday with Coach Prime's glasses and an unforgettable fan experience? His name is Cash Harris, or “Bubba” to his 1.7 million followers on TikTok.
Harris, as you might have already guessed, is not your typical 6-year-old. He has spina bifida, and is mostly bound to a wheelchair, though that doesn’t stop him from having big dreams of wanting to be Paralympic basketball player — or watching his favorite teams play from the sidelines. Earlier this month, Bubba and his dad asked their social media followers on TikTok to help get them on the sidelines at Colorado's football game in Lubbock in Texas, where they live.
Followers apparently flooded the inboxes of CU sports staff, who responded by arranging for Bubba and his family to come to Colorado, meet the team and watch the game. The two shared highlights from their trip. In one video, Shilo Sanders pulls a signed jersey from his Louis Vuitton backpack and gives it to the young Harris.
Most of the content on the dad and son's TikTok page revolves around the struggles of living with spina bifida, a birth defect where membranes around the spinal cord do not fully close. It can cause nerve damage and, in some cases, results in a sack of spinal fluid forming on the back. In some cases, spina bifida means a child may struggle to, or outright not be able to, walk.
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