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Quarterback JT Shrout could be diamond in rough of Vols 2018 recruiting class

Danny Hernandez had seen some videos, been impressed by the throws.

Perhaps what most helped the Los Angeles-based quarterbacks guru note the serious nature of JT Shrout’s quest to improve wasn’t necessarily Shrout’s ability to fight off a defender, but rather his insistence on fighting through traffic.

L.A. is known for both its sprawl and its traffic; Shrout, once he committed to work with Hernandez, showed he did not care about either deterrent.

“He said, ‘just let me know where you’re gonna be,’” Hernandez, who’s trained L.A.-area athletes for college football the past 15 years and operated Team Dime Los Angeles the last few, told GridIron Now.