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Chris Gilbert returns to Texas as special assistant to the head coach

Chris Gilbert is back on the Forty Acres.

The Texas Longhorns announced Gilbert’s return on Wednesday as a special assistant to head coach Steve Sarkisian after one season as the assistant head coach and tight ends coach for the North Texas Mean Green.

Welcome back to the Forty, Chris Gilbert!

Special Assistant to the Head Coach @ChrisGilbert_1 pic.twitter.com/WJwNSLd90r— Texas Football (@TexasFootball) February 22, 2024

A graduate of South Oak Cliff who coached at his alma mater, Terrell, and Lancaster, Gilbert was hired by Sarkisian as his Director of High School Relations in 2021 after Sarkisian took over as the head coach at Texas.