Chris Gilbert's resume in football carries a bit of everything.
Now, it's set to add a significant new line: assistant general manager, University of Texas Longhorns football. (Update: Sources say Gilbert's title will be special assistant to head coach Steve Sarkisian.)
Sources tell FootballScoop that Texas and Gilbert are finalizing a deal, barring any unexpected snags, to bring Gilbert back to Austin, Texas.
He left the UT program in December 2022 in order to become an on-field assistant at North Texas, where he was the assistant head coach and tight ends coach for the Mean Green.
Previously at Texas, Gilbert had been the very popular director of high school relations for the Longhorns -- and he understandably had flourished in that spot.
After all, Gilbert won more than 120 games as a prep coach in the Dallas Metroplex.
Gilbert served a decade atop the Lancaster program, where he took the team to record heights and exited as the school's all-time winningest coach.
On the heels of its first-ever College Football Playoff appearance and transitioning into its membership in the Southeastern Conference, Texas just announced it is finalizing a lucrative new long-term extension for Sarkisian after a 12-win 2023 campaign that included a tone-setting early-season win at Alabama and the Big 12 championship in the program's final appearance in the title game.
Texas is set to open its 2024 season Aug. 31 at home against Colorado State before traveling to defending College Football Playoff champion Michigan in a massive intersectional showdown.