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Sitting out the 2017 season, which would have been his senior year, wasn't easy for Donovan Lee to accept.
"It was rough," the Colorado running back said. "I've never not played in a season, so that hurt. It drove me to keep working that whole time and get back out here."
Knowing Lee wasn't going to get much of an opportunity to play last season, because of Phillip Lindsay carrying the load as a senior, the Buffs elected to use Lee's redshirt year to save him for a potentially larger role in 2018.