[11] Tubbs signed a full scholarship[12] to the University of Arkansas after being recruited by Georgia, Michigan, Notre Dame, Stanford, Alabama, and the Naval Academy.
[17] As a sophomore, he was named to the College Football News first-team All-Bowl Team[18] after the Hogs beat Missouri in the 2003 Independence Bowl.
[19] Tubbs was tabbed a preseason second-team All-SEC selection in 2005[20] and 2006,[21] and was named to the Lon Farrell Academic Honor Roll.
Tubbs earned several first-team All-SEC honors[22][23] as a senior and CFN placed him on its Top 20 Offensive Tackles list.
[24] He was extended an invitation to play in the Hula Bowl, a post-season All-Star Game, and was the recipient of the Nelson Rainey Award which was given for character and leadership.
[31] Tubbs spent 2009[32] and 2010[33] with the Sioux Falls Storm of the Indoor Football League, where he posted 128 knockdown blocks and earned second-team All-IFL honors in 2010.
[36] His grandfather, Murry "Stubby" Trimble, was a one-armed All-Southwestern Conference guard at Texas A&M who helped the Aggies claim the SWC Championship in 1956 under Bear Bryant.