Dartmouth transfer Shane Cokes seeing more intensity from Colorado’s D-line

Shane Cokes is seeing more and more intensity from Colorado’s D-line early in spring camp

Colorado’s defensive line, a group that greatly underperformed last season, is on the rise early in spring camp, according to Dartmouth transfer Shane Cokes.

The 6-foot-3, 275-pound lineman joined the media following practice on Wednesday and said that he has been impressed by the intensity of both his own position group and the team as a whole. We’re still only one week into spring camp, but it’s encouraging to see at least one transfer speak highly of what he’s seen so far.

“I would say from today (and) from the past few days, we’ve put in a lot more work and made a lot more plays,” Cokes said of the Buffs’ D-line. “I think it’s a growing process — out with the old and in with the new. Taking what coach (Nick) Williams and coach (Sal) Sunseri have been teaching us and just becoming better for it, I think that’s what’s really been exciting for us, just raising that intensity level each and every day.”

Cokes added that adjusting to Power Five football has been made easier with several other new Buffs also in a transitional period.

Other transfers joining the D-line include Taylor Upshaw (Michigan), Taijh Alston (West Virginia), Jordan Domineck (Arkansas) and Leonard Payne Jr. (Fresno State).

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