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It didn't take Ross Els long to realize what everyone else on the Colorado football staff already knew about linebacker Rick Gamboa.
"He's a very intelligent player," said Els, in his first year coaching linebackers at CU. "You notice that with Rick, not only on the board, but being able to see the big picture. When you play linebacker and you start getting a lot of experience, your vision just increases. As you get older and more experienced, you start being able to see everything.
"Rick's at a whole other level than anybody else in our linebacker group.