He was named to the national and Texas Top 100 recruiting lists, and attended the Elite 11 Quarterback Camp in California.
Reid played in all of Oklahoma State's 2006 games in which the Cowboys went 7 and 6, including an Independence Bowl victory over Alabama.
[2] The low point of his season came as he was benched in the second half of the Cowboys' loss to in-state rival Oklahoma.
[5] This led to a media controversy surrounding comments made by OSU coach Mike Gundy.
[6][7][8][9][10][11][12] Following the 2007 college football season, Reid flirted with the idea of declaring for the NFL Draft but instead chose to transfer to Texas Southern, a D1 FCS school that finished 0–11 in 2007.
"[citation needed] On March 15, 2010, Reid worked as the throwing quarterback at the LSU pro football timing day.
In 2011, Reid played several games for the Tulsa Talons, and led the team in rushing with 312 yds and 13 TDs on 32 carries.
Reid was hired by SMU as a graduate assistant/defense to work with players underneath former Cowboys cornerbacks coach Van Malone, the Mustangs' defensive coordinator.