Texas Quarterback Garrett Gilbert Transferring to SMU?

Here’s hoping you can get a CUSA title…I heard they already gave his number away

I always wondered what if he hadn’t had GDGD as O-coordinator in 2010, how he would’ve handled the season.

With that being said, good luck Gilbert. Give em hell wherever you fall. You’ll always be a horn!

What are the chances SMU ends up in the BigXII if Mizzou bolts?

…GG deserves a lot of credit and a lot of thanks for what he has done for us. I puke whenever i think about how he was booed by the fans at the stadium. he tried his freaking best to bring the team out of its slump, last yr and now. i think now he had lost the team, but last yr i think there was an unfair amount of pressure put on him for mistakes the others (players and staff) were making.
GG deserves great things in his career and I hope SMU can do that for him! Hook em GG, you will always be remembered as a Texas QB in my memories.

Hopefully he can come back 100% after his surgery and be successful.

Outside of top 10 programs, I bet there’s a lot of schools willing to take him in.

And it really speaks to the kind of control Mack Brown has now over this Texas program. This whole thing could have turned very, very ugly, and been a distraction to a young team learning a new offense (and defense for that matter). I think it speaks a lot to the leadership in place that we gave Gilbert an opportunity to succeed this season, made the change in the QB position quickly and permanently, and it is a tremendous credit to the character of Gilbert that he exited gracefully and without any ill feelings.

Kudos to Brown and the rest of the staff.

So instead of compete after surgery he will transfer. Interesting. GDGD broke this kid. And entitlement hurts him even more.

In my opinion, this kid gets way too much credit for a bad performance in the 2009 title game. However, I will always love Gilbert for beating Nebraska one last time in Lincoln last year. No one gave unranked Texas a chance to beat #5 NU that day, and the Huskers were ultra annoying with all their bitching, but Gilbert and the Horns shocked the world. His passing stats were meager, but he rushed for 71 yards and 2 TDs and managed the game very well. It was a very bright spot in an otherwise forgettable career. Thanks for that Gilbert, and good luck wherever you end up.

AUSTIN — Texas junior QB Garrett Gilbert has elected to transfer, he confirmed Wednesday. Gilbert, who has been given an unconditional release from his scholarship by UT, will depart the program after three seasons.

“This was a very difficult decision because I love TheUniversity of Texas and have had a great time playing there,” Gilbert said. "I’ve talked to (Head) Coach (Mack) Brown, (Co-Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks) Coach (Bryan) Harsin and the staff and have decided it is in my best interest to transfer. I can’t thank all of my teammates and everyone at Texas enough for all of their support, but I just think I’m at a point in my life where I need a fresh start.

“Coach Brown was very understanding and granted me a release to take some visits while I decide where I’m going to transfer to. That’s what I’ll be doing while I continue school at Texas this semester. I’m excited to focus on getting my shoulder back to 100 percent and to decide where my next step will be, but I will always be thankful for my opportunity at Texas and be pulling for all of my friends and family in the Longhorns program.”

A second-team Academic All-Big 12 selection in 2010, Gilbert has played in 24 career games, including 14 starts. He has completed 305-of-538 passes for 3,301 yards (No. 9 on UT’s career list), including eleven 200-yard passing games. He also has rushed 118 times for 400 yards and six TDs to record 3,701 career yards of total offense. He started all 12 games in 2010, throwing for 2,744 yards (No. 7 on the UT single-season list) and registering 3,124 yards (No. 6 on the UT single-season list) of total offense.

“Garrett is a terrific young man and we are very appreciative of everything he has done for our program,” Brown said. “I know this has been a tough decision, and I can’t thank him enough for hanging in there, helping the younger guys and being a great team guy even after he hurt his shoulder. We talked about his decision and we all fully support him. Whatever school he decides to go to will get a guy who will work as hard as anyone and compete both on the field and in the classroom. He is the type of student-athlete any coach would be proud to have in their program. We wish him the best and will be watching and rooting for him as he continues his college football career and in the future.”

RIP Steve Jobs dead at 56. Best CEO ever. God bless.

Thanks for your time, effort and dedication. I’ll never forget you & admire you for the adversity you’ve faced, as well as the way you’ve handled yourself – first class all the way.

Hook ’em!

I still wonder though if possibly his eyesight was a problem with seeing clearly his deep throws and the level of coverage on his receivers. The squinting was just too frequent to not be due to be something. Or maybe I’m smoking crack..

Best of luck GG. Thank you for your efforts as a Horn.

I saw him a lot in high school, I was worried then that he would need a lot of work to be a good college QB, and I doubted he would get that with GDGD. Sometimes, timing is everything. I know that story well.

Our fans are so classy!

We boo the shit out of him from the first game on and now are jumping over each other’s back to be the first to say "Thank you and good luck’!.

Douchebags.