With the disappointing loss against Alabama, second string quarterback of the 2009-2010 season, Garrett Gilbert looked very bad with a quarterback rating of 82.8, 66 attempts, 30 completions, four interceptions, and two touchdowns, but things are not always as they appear in the recordbooks.

   One issue that looked really bad was the four interceptions, but we have to remember that three of those interceptions were tipped and bobbled around by multiple Texas receivers. Gilbert had not been practicing with our starting wide receivers, therefore, he was not in synchronization with the speed of our very talented wide receivers. One can see how that might affect a quarterback's game and how it isn't his, or the wide receiver's fault. Gilbert was not expecting to have  to play in that game, but with the disappointing injury of Colt McCoy, he had no choice. As a true freshman, that would be extremely nerve racking. Another thing to take into consideration is that Gilbert threw multiple passes that were dropped.

   Taking all into consideration, Garrett Gilbert threw multiple passes that hit receivers's hands in the in-zone, had tipped passes go wrong, and had extreme pressure. As his high school stats show, is it possible that he could be the next Colt McCoy or Vince Young? Coming into the new season, could he become a legend? Only the upcoming season will tell.

   With the star quarterback in Colt McCoy having graduated and moving on to the NFL, there has been talk of Texas going back to a running oriented offense. As I was looking through the roster at our different runningbacks, I noticed Jeremy Hills. With only nine total rushes, of course it would be hard to notice talent, but with those nine carries, Hills brings 86 yards and a 9.6 yard average. It is hard to compare a runningback with nine big gains to a back  such as Vondrell McGee, with 56 rushes, 300 yards, and a 5.4 yard average, because as we all know, with more carries comes more losses, but another issue of the matter is size.

   At six feet tall, 190 pounds, Jeremy Hills is not the prototypical size for a college runningback, but with the training facility at Texas being one of the best in the world, putting on muscle should not be an issue for an athlete. If Hills was able to put on more weight, could he be an ideal running back later in the future? But with Vondrell McGee already standing at five feet, ten inches tall and weighing in at 205 pounds, and more game experience, it would be hard for Hills to prove himself.

   All in all, it would seem as though Jeremy Hills might be underrated. Could he be the future of Texas' running game? Is it possible that he could become the starting runningback for later in time? If he could prove himself and put on weight, it would seem possible. Will he get his chance to shine? Only time will tell.