Chris Gilbert uses THSCA connections to help restock Texas' football program

Chris Gilbert almost wrecked his car on the highway when he read a text from Jeff Banks that said new Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian was going to call the long-time high school coach to offer him the job as the new director of high school relations for the Longhorns. 

Gilbert was on the hunt for a new gig after 10 years coaching at Lancaster High School south of Dallas. Gilbert was on his way home from Office Depot with a packet he planned to use for a job interview at another high school when Banks, a Texas assistant and long-time friend of Gilbert, sent that text message.