Coming into the season, there was a measure of concern about Colorado's depth at linebacker.
Those concerns are no longer there, and it's in large part because of the emergence of Rick Gamboa.
In Saturday's 27-24 overtime win against Colorado State, Gamboa made his first career start — in place of injured junior Addison Gillam — and finished with eight tackles and one massive pass breakup.
"I feel I've played pretty good," said Gamboa, a 6-foot, 230-pound redshirt freshman. "Addison has been starting for the past three years, so it's pretty big shoes I have to fill.