Will Garrett Gilbert Step Up Next Season?

The quarterback of the Texas Longhorns is Garrett Gilbert.  You probably already know that.  He was all-world in high school.  He was a big recruit for Mack Brown.  He was thrown into the National Championship Game when Colt McCoy went down, where he threw a few touchdown passes as well as some picks.  Last season, he threw 10 touchdowns and 17 interceptions.  Yes, he was just a "freshman."  However, the expectations are always high in Texas and Gilbert will be expected to make a huge transition if they want any chance to compete for a National Title. 

Top Running Back Selects Texas Longhorns

It's a great day to be a Texas Longhorns fan!  Looks like Mack Brown just picked up another top running back!

According to ESPN:

"Johnathan Gray, considered to be the best high school running back in Texas and perhaps the best prep running back in the country, committed to Texas, picking the Longhorns over Texas A&M and TCU.

The Aledo, Texas, native placed a call on Thursday night to Texas coach Mack Brown and delivered the news, according to a report in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.

Most individual prospect rankings haven't been finalized yet, but the running back can validate his non-binding commitment by signing his letter of intent next February.

Back in January, ESPN RISE named Gray, a 5-foot-10, 195-pounder, Mr. Football USA, the award for the national player of the year. He was the first junior to ever win the award.

In the state championship game last December, he ran for 323 yards and eight touchdowns, finishing with 3,183 for the season."

Tristan Thompson Declares for NBA Draft

Tristan Thompson is leaving the University of Texas to the NBA.  The freshman anchored the Longhorns team this season as a freshman and played exceptionally well.  Thompson averaged 13.1 points, 7.8 rebounds (second-best in the Big 12) and 2.4 blocks per game.  Thompson's draft stock increased when higher rated players at the same position, like Jared Sullinger (Ohio State), Perry Jones III (Baylor) and Harrison Barnes (North Carolina), decided to stay in school.  He is expected to be a mid-to-late 1st round pick, but definitely has upside with his age.  Good luck Tristan!

Texas Longhorns Baseball Team Has Won 12 of Last 14

The Texas Longhorns Baseball Team is currently 22-7 this season.  They have won 12 out of their last 14 games and are playing great baseball.  They swept Missouri (3 games) and Kansas State (3 games) in the current streak.  Earlier this season, the team traveled to Hawaii and played Hawaii in a 3 game series.  They won 2 and dropped 1, a 5-4 defeat in 15 innings.  If you're interested in purchasing Texas Longhorns Baseball tickets check out Ticket King!