Behind the scenes, staff members with Colorado's football program keep their eyes on the transfer portal every day. Last winter, when a Tennessee quarterback named JT Shrout popped into the portal, the Buffs reacted quickly. "We jumped on him hard," Bob Lopez, CU's director of player personnel, told BuffZone this summer. The staff quickly learned about Shrout and before long, head coach Karl Dorrell, offensive coordinator Darrin Chiaverini and quarterbacks coach Danny Langsdorf were on the phone. "Chev and coach Dorrell and Danny did a great job of previewing the offense (for Shrout), talking about how we're going to develop him and depth and, bam, it happened," Lopez said. "It's gonna be a fast process. "It's like trying to buy a house in Colorado right now. You've got to have good sources and you've got to have a connection because if you're not in on it right away, you ain't getting a house." CU's quick action on Shrout is even more important now because the Buffs have less depth at quarterback than they did at the time. Leading up to fall camp, which starts Aug. 5, Buffzone.com is previewing each position group for the Buffs. In this first installment, we… Read full this story
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