Kid Reporter: The Rise, Fall, and Return of Garrett Gilbert

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Will ForbesThe Rise, Fall, and Return of Garrett Gilbert

Posted by: Will Forbes
December 30, 2013

When he went to the University of Texas, Garrett Gilbert believed the sky was the limit. “My expectations were just like anyone at Texas: to win every game.” That was the mindset of everyone watching Texas football at the time. They were a perennial national championship contender in a state loaded with high school talent. So why did things not work out when highly touted quarterback Garrett Gilbert, a Gatorade High School Player of the Year, took over the reigns after Colt McCoy graduated? Gilbert prefers not to dwell on that because he is looking to the future. He just finished his best statistical college season, at SMU, and he hopes to have a shot at playing in the NFL.

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[fifty]

nice article by a kid. he could run the DMN.

[SMUguy]

How old is that kid? He writes really well! Good job.

[ghost]

Everyone knows now that Mac just kept coming up with a new excuse each year until they finally caught on. If he would have just invested some of that revenue into the best coordinators and assistants in the business he would still have a job. There is a reason Saban wasn't upset when Applewhite went back to ut! After Garrett performs well in the NFL along with the other SMU boys, people are gonna look back and say Mac Brown's days were about under achievement except for a couple of years.....likeable guy though.