Back to relevance: Garrett Gilbert’s story

Garrett Gilbert was the High School All-American, 2008 Gatorade player of the year, Mr. Texas Football and Super Bowl XLIX champion, but students who didn’t attend SMU during the 2012-2013 season may not know him.

Garrett Gilbert is the last quarterback to win a bowl game with SMU football, but he had his struggles before his success. Gilbert was a highly recruited quarterback from Lake Travis High School in Austin, Texas.

At Lake Travis, he set the Texas state record for most passing yards of all time with 12,534 yards. He also won back-to-back state championships in 2007 and 2008, which earned him a spot in the ESPN Elite 11. Gilbert was a dominant Austin football player, who chose to…