TV cameras showed one medical staffer hold the Notre Dame wide receiver down on the turf as he tried to get back on his feet. Another used his hand to shield Hunter’s eyes from the bright stadium lights.
Seconds before, Hunter had been on the receiving end of a helmet-to-helmet hit delivered by Texas’ DeShon Elliott. The safety launched from the ground and aimed directly at Hunter’s head, striking the wide receiver’s face mask with his helmet and breaking up a pass.
"I remember catching the ball, having it in my hands," Hunter told the Chicago Tribune two weeks after that Sept.