Connor Wood Becomes Latest QB to leave Colorado Football Program

What a difference a year makes. A quick look at the Colorado roster in 2012 showed a very crowded depth chart behind center. There were SIX quarterbacks on the roster, and not a senior among them. To revive everyone's memory, here's how the roster looked in 2012.

• Shane Dillon
• Stevie Joe Dorman
• Nick Hirschman
• John Schrock
• Jordan Webb
• Connor Wood

Mike MacIntyre's first recruiting class this past spring brought in two more quarterbacks.

• Sefo Liufau
• Jordan Gehrke

Lots of quarterbacks THEN are now down to TWO. Where did they all go?

1. Jordan Webb tore his ACL in April, and missed his entire "senior" season. He has already graduated, but is applying to the NCAA for another year of eligibility.
2. Nick Hirschman lost the starting QB competition to Connor Wood in spring practices, and transferred to Akron in May.
3. Shane Dillon decided to give up football for basketball and transferred to the University of San Diego in July.
4. Also in July, John Schrock decided to focus on his pre-med studies and left the CU football program. He still attends Colorado.
5. Stevie Joe Dorman transferred to West Texas A&M in December.
6. Connor Wood announced a couple days ago that he was giving up football. He is scheduled to graduate this spring.

That leaves only two quarterbacks on the roster for Spring 2014 practices. Sefo Liufau earned the starting quarterback position halfway through his freshman season, and JC transfer Jordan Gerhke has yet to see the field for the Buffs.

The Buffs do have a QB recruit in Cade Aspay, a slinger from Canyon Country, California. He committed to the Buffs in June and is considered solid on the Buffs.  National Letter of Intent Day is February 5th. Until that LOI is signed and delivered to Colorado, nothing is etched in stone.

The bigger problem right now facing coach MacIntyre is that the high number of repetitions he likes to run during practices will be nearly impossible with only two quarterbacks. He has a few options to ease his pain, but the pain will most certainly be felt.

Bringing in another JC transfer means someone new to the system. Even if Aspay signs on to play for the Buffs, he won't be here until summer.

It's possible that Webb will be granted an extra year and give Mac a third QB, but CU and the NCAA do not have a history that leans that way. Anyone remember how the NCAA treated Olympian Jeremy Bloom?

It's possible that the Buffs have someone (anyone?) on the current roster who played QB in high school, and might be willing to move back to the position for the spring and maybe longer. The Buffs have two defensive backs on their roster who played QB in high school: Isaac Archuleta (6'2 205) and Richard Yates II (6'2 190).

Lastly, Mac could convince (make that beg) John Schrock to help out during spring practices and consider rejoining the team. He took part in spring practices last year and is familiar with how Mac and his coaching staff like to do things.

Time is ticking. CU fans are wondering if Mac can pull off a big surprise. We will see. Mac has a reputation for moving players to different positions to help the team. The team definitely needs some help at QB right now.