NCAA Odds: Garrett Gilbert Officially Out as Texas Starting Quarterback
Monday, September 12, 2011
by Bodog Sportsbook
When the Texas Longhorns takes the field this Saturday to face UCLA, the Horns will do so with a new starting quarterback. Former starter Garrett Gilbert, who was benched in UT’s come-from-behind win over BYU on Saturday, is all the way down to third string in the depth chart released Monday. Coach Mack Brown will go with some sort of rotation of Case McCoy (Colt’s younger brother) and David Ash against the Bruins. The Horns opened as 3.5-point favorites on Bodog Sportsbook’s NCAA football odds.
Reportedly McCoy will start this week but Brown said McCoy and Ash will alternate, adding that whichever QB takes the first snap will depend on where Texas is field-position-wise and which play package offensive coordinator Bryan Harsin has installed for that series. McCoy led the drive for the winning touchdown against BYU in the fourth quarter. After two interceptions, Gilbert was pulled at halftime against Brigham Young with the Longhorns trailing 13-3. Gilbert is 7-7 in 14 career starts and has 13 touchdowns to 23 interceptions for his career.
McCoy had the best passing stats of the three players against the Cougars in the 17-16 win. He was 7-of-8 for 57 yards, while Ash was 2-of-3 for 35 yards, and ran for 36 yards on nine carries. Gilbert completed 2 of 8 passes for just 8 yards.
UT is making another change. Freshman Malcolm Brown is listed as the starting tailback – with Fozzy Whittaker – after leading Texas in rushing the first two games. In addition, junior Marquise Goodwin is listed as the new starter at one receiver spot, replacing John Harris.
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