The Garrett Gilbert era is officially underway in Austin, Texas. The rising sophomore was thrown into the fire as a true freshman during the 2010 BCS National Championship game against Alabama after Texas starting QB Colt McCoy left the game in the first quarter with an injury. Even though Gilbert only went 15-40 for 146 yards with 2 TDs and 4 INTs, his Longhorns were still in the game heading into the last 10 minutes of the 4th quarter. Gilbert impressed...
Garrett Gilbert almost became a household name as he nearly pulled off a Texas rally in the Citi BCS National Championship game last night. When All-American QB Colt McCoy went down in the first series of the game over 90,000 fans saw Mack Brown call #3’s number. As the true freshman trotted onto the field, the Crimson Tide fanbase could smell Gilbert’s fear and taste victory. Gilbert’s first half performance was expectantly poor. His nerves and lack of experience reflected as...
