Anders' sack of Gilbert is play of the game Alabama's Eryk Anders, a former Smithson Valley High School player, sacks Texas quarterback Garrett Gilbert to cause a fourth-quarter fumble at the national ... Arenas' interception kills Texas drive Texas' offense finally clicked under freshman Garrett Gilbert, but Javier Arenas' interception snuffed out the drive at the Alabama 25. ... Longhorns fought like champs even if they aren't Brown turned to heralded Garrett Gilbert, the guy the Longhorns expect to be their guy next season. Everything Texas had planned do on offense was geared ... Garrett Garrett in line for the biggest honor in College football again! After having been conferred the Heisman honor for the year 2009, Texas Quarter Back Garrett Gilbert is already being talked off as one of as one of the likely contenders for the heady honor next year. He could be in his freshman year at the University of Texas, but he is already a star in the college football circuit with his amazing ball skills and testifying to his precocious talent and his tall standing in college rugby circles, Gilbert was picked as the Offensive Player of the Year by USA Today back in 2008. It further appears that College Football News has already released a list of likely contenders for the Heisman next year and the feisty Quarter Back’s name features p... Page Not Found Colt McCoy lasted all of one drive and was replaced by Garrett Gilbert. It was a tale of two halves for the freshman from Lake Travis: a ... Dareus comes up big for Alabama's defense Then on the second-to-last play of the first half, Dareus intercepted a shovel pass from McCoy's replacement, Garrett Gilbert, and returned it 28 yards for a touchdown to give Alabama a 24-6 lead. "We called a little shovel pass that I had never seen intercepted before," Texas Coach Mack Brown said. "And I certainly hadn't seen it intercepted for a touchdown." Said Dareus, who said his last touchdown came in his final high school game: "That was super sweet. I'm ecstatic." Not bad for a guy who started just four of Alabama's 14 games this season yet still led the team with 6 1/2 sacks. The player who led the defense in just about every other way was McClain, who... NATIONAL CHAMPIONS! Texas found an adequate back-up quarterback in redshirt freshman Garrett Gilbert, but before Gilbert hit his stride Bama had taken a 24-6 lead. ... Without McCoy, UT had no chance McCoy's backup, redshirt freshman Garrett Gilbert, proved to be more than game. With Texas doing all it could to pile up numbers for McCoy's Heisman case ...

Don’t look for a change Texas reserve quarterback Garrett Gilbert had played in championship games before Thursday, and so had his father.Gilbert was the starting quarterback for two Austin Lake Travis High teams that won the Texas 4A championship.His father, Gale, played eight NFL seasons and was part of five Super Bowl teams as a reserve quarterback. Gale Gilbert was a member of all four Buffalo Bills teams that reached the Super Bowl in four straight years and then moved on to the San Diego Chargers for their Super Bowl team.Gale Gilbert played in college at California and was the starter for the 1982 victory over Stanford in the game that featured the crazy kickoff return for a touchdown in...

Despite The Heartbreaking Loss, These Longhorns Should Be Proud Following an ill-advised shovel pass from freshman quarteback Garrett Gilbert to running back Tre' Newton, Marcell Dareus was taking the tipped ball in to the endzone, putting the top ranked Tide up 24-6, effectively sealing the deal on the game. The Longhorns were dead in the water and you could see it in Mack Brown's eyes right before the half. It should have ended there, but something happened. In a first half in which everything went wrong for the guys in burnt orange, including the stunning loss of star quarterback Colt McCoy to a shoulder injury, this Texas team was proving the pundits correct in their pre-game assessments. Texas had no buisness being on...