Garret Gilbert transferring to SMU

[Nacho]

glad i didn't do this or i would have been roasted.
at any rate you can never have enough 5 star qbs floating around.

[The PonyGrad]

I jumped the gun just looked at rss feed then posted the link. I am dumb. I am lucky I got into SMU when I did cause I wouldn't get in today. I also apparently don't know what reportedly means.

Yeah, it just means that some one else said it/reported it. That is what was already known and confirms nothing.

Very interesting though. We can use some good news post B12/TCU announcement.

[westexSMU]

Good for Gilbert/SMU. He gets another shot with great coaches, and SMU needs the competition and has nothing to lose.

[texasmustang10]

Gilbert to SMU confirmed by a close friend who plays for Texas

[The PonyGrad]

According to NBC and other sources, GG was seen at SMU practice this week and has been granted his unconditional release from his UT scholarship. We certainly wish the kid luck, and SMU would obviously be a great place for a QB to make a fresh start in June Jones's offense.

Even if the SMU practice is merely a recruiting visit and not a sign that Garrett will definitely be a Pony, the news that he has been released by UT means a transfer is clearly in the offing. With his shoulder surgery coming so early in the year, 2011 will be a medical redshirt season for Gilbert and therefore he still has two seasons of eligibility remaining at whichever school he indeed ends up at.

Unfortunately, the high point in Gilbert's Longhorn career will be the second half of the National Championship Game loss to Alabama, in which he fought valiantly as a true freshman replacement for Colt McCoy and very nearly brought Texas back from a seemingly insurmountable deficit. His gorgeous touchdown pass to Jordan Shipley seemed at the time an exciting indication of great things to come, but in 2010 and through the first two games of 2011 things just never fell into place for him as a passer. His body language and outward attitude on the sidelines at UCLA were exceedingly impressive as far as we're concerned, as he supported David Ash and Case McCoy and seemed genuinely happy at the team's success. At the same time, Gilbert is a football player and if he wants to be a starting quarterback somewhere, it must have become clear to him that Texas was never again going to be the place.

Hook 'em, Garrett, and thank you for your efforts in Burnt Orange.

http://www.burntorangenation.com/2011/1 ... ing-to-smu

[goldenstang]

Did Gilbert tell him firsthand or what? Or is that just what he is hearing.

[GRGB]

Even if he gets a Medical redshirt, he's already played 2, takes a rs, then 2 to play, but has to sit out next year.

that leave 1 to play for smu

explain what I am missing

2009 Played against Alabama
2010 Played for UT
2011 Medical Redshirt
2012 sit out per NCAA transfer rules
2013 Final year

5 years to play 4

Ex:

Tate Forcier
2009 Mich
2010 screwed by Mich (Hell, the coach played the true freshman over him, then played him in a few plays - should have let him RS)
2011 Transfer to SJSU / RS
2012 Eligible
2013 Eligible

[Stallion]

BTW Max Emfinger doesn't work for Scout now does he?-that's what the first post said. He's ripped too many people off. ANSWER: No the [deleted] calls himself the Super Scout. I love his twitter page-he's running his mouth off about fisical conservatism and he 's cheated subscribers out of thousands of dollars and ran out of town w/o paying recruits and bills at several of his All-American games. He's a low-life.

[ColoStang]

You get 6 to play 4 if you get a medical RS. Right?

[redpony]

Good news for us. Garret- welcome to the hilltop. Look forward to seeing you compete.

GO PONIES!!!

[Dutch]

thanks. good piece.

[Stallion]

you said he's played 2 years for UT-actually he has played 3 years for UT.

[goldenstang]

Even if he gets a Medical redshirt, he's already played 2, takes a rs, then 2 to play, but has to sit out next year.

that leave 1 to play for smu

explain what I am missing

2009 Played against Alabama
2010 Played for UT
2011 Medical Redshirt
2012 sit out per NCAA transfer rules
2013 Final year

5 years to play 4

Ex:

Tate Forcier
2009 Mich
2010 screwed by Mich (Hell, the coach played the true freshman over him, then played him in a few plays - should have let him RS)
2011 Transfer to SJSU / RS
2012 Eligible
2013 Eligible

You aren't missing anything. No one else understands not even the reporters, they just keep saying it cause one person said it. No one has any proof to back up that he would get a sixth year. I would love to be wrong on this but I don't think I am.

[cutter]

I keep seeing/reading nothing but classy send-offs from UT for this kid. good for them.
worth noting.

[Dutch]

that's easy to do when he's given it a go, didn't work out, and you found your replacement.