Griffin "GRIFF" Gilbert is the new TCU Tight End commit.
His brother is the UT QB Garrett Gilbert who was the phenomenal 5 star HS QB who signed with Texas Longhorns in 2009.
Apparently hordes of Whorn fans are blaming freshman starting QB Garrett Gilbert (who is from Lake Travis near Austin) for the Longhorn's horrid season last
year, and the rumor is that the Gilbert family dont want any part of that ugliness to rub off on their youngest son.
"Griff" Gilbert had an offer from the Longhorns but turned it down and committed to Tcu instead. After "Griff" turned down the Longhorns there has been some vengeful smack talk from Longhorns that Gilbert was only offered a gray shirt, and the only reason he was offered was because his brother is on the team (both claims are laughably incorrect, but Longhorns always descend to new levels of ugliness when they are spurned). To refute the Longhorns claims that Gilbert may not be up to Longhorn standards, Gilbert was also offered by CLEMSON,CAL,and TTECH and he doesnt have brothers on those teams. Gilbert is also close to receiving offers from Arkansas, Miss St and Arizona. Before signing day, Gilbert will very likely have one of the most impressive offer lists of any recruit in the State. Longhorn fans will still try to find a reason to throw dirt on him though.
In any event TE "Griff" Gilbert is a potential very big time player, with a great size and speed combination.
Both Gilbert kids are the sons of former NFL QB Gale Gilbert who was a 3 yr starter at CAL before playing 9 yrs in the NFL with the Bills, Chargers and Seahawks.