Colt McCoy

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Colt McCoy (b. September 5, 1986 in Tuscola, Texas) is a redshirt freshman quarterback for the Texas Longhorn college football team. He is currently the starting quarterback for the 2006 Longhorns.[1][2] On 4 November 2006, McCoy threw his 27th touchdown pass in a win against Oklahoma State, which gives McCoy sole possession of the UT school record for most touchdowns ever thrown by a quarterback in a single season.

McCoy was injured on a QB sneak in an opening drive touchdown run against Kansas State. He played against Texas A&M the following week but he was hit "helmet-to-helmet"[3] by Kellen Heard. There was a lengthy delay, and Colt had to be carted off the field. As he left, he raised his left, which allowed the crowd to know that he was conscious. There has not yet been an announcement as to whehter McCoy will play in UT's final game of the season, the 2006 Alamo Bowl.

Colt McCoy was named College Football News Big 12 Player of the Year and was also named the quarterback to their "All Freshman Team".[4]

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High school career

Colt McCoy attended Jim Ned High School in Tuscola, Texas, where he was coached in football by his father, Brad McCoy. He achieved several distinctions as a high school player, including two-time Associated Press 2A Offensive MVP and first-team all-state selection. Over his career, he completed 536-of-849 passes (63.1%) for 9,344 yards and 116 TDs. He ranks as the all-time leading passer in Texas Division 2A high school history and is fourth overall in Texas high school history.[5]

College career

Colt McCoy on a quarterback keeper vs the Rice University Owls - September 16, 2006
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Colt McCoy on a quarterback keeper vs the Rice University Owls - September 16, 2006

As a freshman, he red-shirted during the team's 2005 national championship season and served as the quarterback for the scout team in practice against the starting defense. During this time, he was officially listed as the number three quarterback behind Vince Young and Matt Nordgren. However, McCoy did not play in any games during the season, as coach Mack Brown elected to keep him on the bench so that 2005 did not count as one of his four years of eligibility. Instead, Brown chose to play Matt McCoy (no relation) in four separate game situations where Texas had a commanding lead. This led to confusion on the parts of many sportcasters. Seeing that someone named McCoy was entering the game, and seeing Colt McCoy listed as third on their depth charts, they would mistakenly refer to Matt McCoy as Colt McCoy whenever Matt would enter a game.[6]

With Vince Young forgoing his senior year to enter the NFL, and with Matt Nordgren graduating, the position of starting quarterback for the defending National Champion Texas Longhorns fell to McCoy for the 2006 football season after he won the job over true-freshamn Jevan Snead.

On September 2, 2006, he led the Longhorns to a 56-7 victory over North Texas, throwing 3 touchdown passes, rushing 1 yard for a touchdown, and throwing no interceptions. He was 12-19 in passing, and ran for 27 yards to help set up a touchdown. The next week, the Longhorns faced #1 Ohio State at home. McCoy went 19-32, 156 yards, 1 TD, and 1 INT while rushing 4 times for 8 yards. Ohio State defeated the Longhorns 24-7, ending the Longhorns 21-game winning streak.

Following wins over Rice, Iowa State, and Sam Houston State, McCoy got his first win over a ranked team as well as his first come-from-behind victory when he threw two touchdowns and led the Longhorns to defeat Oklahoma 28-10 in the Red River Shootout on October 7, 2006.[7] The 2 touchdowns by McCoy give him 12 touchdown passes for the season, tied for third with Longhorn passer James Brown in the list of most touchdowns by a UT freshman.[8]

On October 14, 2006 Colt McCoy threw a UT record six touchdown passes in the win against Baylor.[9][10] The previous record of 5 touchdown passes had been held by James Brown (set vs Baylor in 1994) and Chris Simms (vs Oklahoma State in 2001). As of 25 October 2006 he is 9th in the nation with a quarterback rating of 165.4.

In the 2006 Oklahoma State game McCoy has threw for his 27th passing touchdown of the season, giving him sole possession of the single-season UT record and putting him two TD's shy of the NCAA single season record for freshman quarterbacks (29).[11]

During the November 11, 2006 game against Kansas State University, McCoy suffered a stinger shoulder injury[12][13][14] while rushing for a touchdown against Kansas State.[15] The Longhorns lost in an upset to the Wildcats 45-42. There was speculation that Snead might be the starter for the final regular season game because it was unknown whether McCoy would return for the Longhorns season closer against arch-rival Texas A&M University on November 24, 2006.[16][17][18][19] However, Colt McCoy was cleared to play the game against the Aggies.[20]

With 20 seconds remaining in the game versus the Aggies, Colt was injured by a "viscious, stadium hushing tackle"[21] as Aggie defensive end Michael Bennett connected with his helmet under McCoy's jaw after McCoy had thrown an incomplete pass.[22] Replays showed both on television and in the stadium revealed the hit included "helmet-to-helmet"[3] contact which is illegal in NCAA football,[23] but no flag was thrown. When the replay was shown in the stadium, the Longhorn fans erupted in boos[24] before lapsing back into silence as McCoy lay on the ground for 10 minutes before being taken off the field on a cart.[25] Mack Brown said after the game "I didn't see it, but it sounded like 88,000 (fans) thought it was dirty."[22][24] Fellow Longhorn Selvin Young said he thought the hit was a clean hit.[26] McCoy was taken to Brackenridge Hospital where he spent more than three hours undergoing an evaluation that included an X-Ray, MRI, and a CAT scan.[22][27][28] Longhorns trainer Kenny Boyd said the injury was a severe pinched nerve in McCoy's neck.[22][28] Boyd said that McCoy was expected to make a full recovery, but no timetable was set for McCoy to return to play.[22][28] The injury to McCoy came one game-clock minute after an A&M player, #91 Kellen Heard had been evicted from the game for an illegal, blindside late-hit on McCoy. [29][30][31] Texas went on to lose 12-7 and it was the first time for the Aggies to win in Austin in 12 years.

On December 1, 2006, the Longhorns issued a statement confirming that back-up quarterback Jevan Snead had left the team and would transfer to an unspecified school.[32] There has not yet been word as to whether McCoy will be able to start in the Longhorns upcoming bowl game.

Records

  • UT - Most Touchdown Passes, Single Season: 27 (2006)
  • UT - Most Touchdown Passes, Game: 6 (October 14, 2006)

Awards

Colt McCoy was named College Football News Big 12 Player of the Year and was also named the quarterback to their "All Freshman Team".[4]

Trivia

  • McCoy also served as Jim Ned High School's punter as a junior and senior.
  • Some media features on Colt McCoy refer to him jokingly as "The Real McCoy", this saying may have originated in reference to Joseph McCoy, a 19th century cattle baron, who made good on his pledge to ship a large number of Longhorn cattle from Texas to Kansas.[33][34]
  • On May 29, 2006, Colt McCoy swam 300 yards across a lake to help save the life of Ken Herrington who was having a seizure on a small dock that extended into the privately owned lake.[35]
  • On Sept 02, 2006, Colt McCoy threw a 60 yard touchdown pass on only his second pass as a college quarterback.
  • McCoy's 27th (and record breaking) touchdown pass, against Oklahoma State on Saturday November 4th, was also a 27 yard pass.
  • In 2003, Colt McCoy starred in a commercial for James McCoy's drug store.[36]

References

Footnotes

  1. ^ Dodd, Dennis With Young leaving, Longhorns to unholster Colt CBS Accessed February 28, 2006.
  2. ^ Texas' new No. 1 - McCoy tops QB depth chart heading into spring drills Associated Press Thursday February 23, 2006 - Accessed February 28, 2006.
  3. ^ a b "McCoy lacks McGee's toughness", The Battalion, 27 November 2006. Retrieved on 2006-11-27.
  4. ^ a b Cirminiello, Richard. "2006 CFN Freshman All-America First Team", College Football News, December 12, 2006. Retrieved on 2006-12-13.
  5. ^ McCoy Bio at official web-site of Texas Longhorns Football - Accessed February 28, 2006
  6. ^ Corchan, Michael Ruining a Longhorns game on TV as easy as ABC Austin American Statesman November 14, 2005 - Accessed February 28, 2006
  7. ^ "Texas tops Oklahoma 28-10", Austin American-Statesman, October 7, 2006. Retrieved on 2006-10-07.
  8. ^ "Texas 28, Oklahoma 10", Austin American-Statesman, October 10, 2006. Retrieved on 2006-10-07.
  9. ^ Vertuno, Jim. "No. 6 Texas 63, Baylor 31", Associated Press, 14 October 2006. Retrieved on 2006-10-16.
  10. ^ Wilkerson, William and Killian, Ryan. "Unholster the Colt, Longhorns beat early deficit to take 63-31 win over Baylor", The Daily Texan, 16 October 2006. Retrieved on 2006-10-16.
  11. ^ Wilkerson, William. "McCoy earns, shuns attention after dramatic wins", The Daily Texan, 30 October 2006. Retrieved on 2006-10-31.
  12. ^ "X-rays negative on Texas QB McCoy; status uncertain", ESPN, 14 November 2006. Retrieved on 2006-11-15.
  13. ^ "UT QB McCoy has time to heal - Week off before A&M game will help UT freshman recover", Dallas Morning News, 13 November 2006. Retrieved on 2006-11-15.
  14. ^ "McCoy says he's fine", Austin American-Statesman, 12 November 2006. Retrieved on 2006-11-15.
  15. ^ "Texas vs Kansas State (Nov 11, 2006) - Play-by-Play Summary", MackBrownTexasFootball, 11 November 2006. Retrieved on 2006-11-15.
  16. ^ Wilkerson, William. "Bye comes at the right time - Big 12 title still up for grabs despite Texas' loss to Kansas State; McCoy says he's 'fine'", Austin American-Statesman, 14 November 2006. Retrieved on 2006-11-15.
  17. ^ McDonald, Jeff. "Football: McCoy's stinger gets time to heal", San Antonio Express-News, 12 November 2006. Retrieved on 2006-11-15.
  18. ^ Duarte, Joseph. "McCoy hopes to face Texas A&M - Texas QB gets extra week to heal from pinched nerve", Houston Chronicle, 13 November 2006. Retrieved on 2006-11-15.
  19. ^ Duarte, Joseph. "McCoy hopes to face Texas A&M - Texas QB gets extra week to heal from pinched nerve", Houston Chronicle, 13 November 2006. Retrieved on 2006-11-15.
  20. ^ Killian, Ryan. "McCoy set to play against Aggies", The Daily Texan, 21 November 2006. Retrieved on 2006-11-23.
  21. ^ Robbins, Kevin. "Now what for Texas? - Aggies' dominance forces Horns to look for help from Sooners.", Austin American-Statesman, 25 November 2006. Retrieved on 2006-11-25.
  22. ^ a b c d e Halliburton, Suzanne. "McCoy suffers severe pinched nerve in neck - Longhorns quarterback spends three hours at hospital for testing", Austin American-Statesman, 25 November 2006. Retrieved on 2006-11-26.
  23. ^ 2006 Football - Rules and Interpretations. NCAA. Retrieved on 2006-11-26.
  24. ^ a b "Texas A&M runs down Texas to snap 6-game series skid", Associated Press, 24 November 2006. Retrieved on 2006-11-25.
  25. ^ Halliburton, Suzanne. "The gig is up - A&M shoots down Texas streaks with 12-7 win at Royal-Memorial", Austin American-Statesman, 25 November 2006. Retrieved on 2006-11-26.
  26. ^ Ransom, Eric. "QB's day unravels in the second half", Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 November 2006. Retrieved on 2006-11-26.
  27. ^ "SportsCenter", ESPN, 26 November 2006.
  28. ^ a b c "Texas' McCoy suffers pinched nerve, return unknown", ESPN, 24 November 2006. Retrieved on 2006-11-25.
  29. ^ "Longhorns football - Texas A&M 12, Texas 7", Austin American-Statesman, 25 November 2006. Retrieved on 2006-11-25.
  30. ^ Justice, Richard. "Turn out the lights, Longhorn fans, the party's over", Houston Chronicle, 24 November 2006. Retrieved on 2006-11-25.
  31. ^ "Texas A&M vs Texas (Nov 24, 2006)", MackBrownTexasFootball. Retrieved on 2006-11-25.
  32. ^ "Texas players elect to transfer", MackBrownTexasFootball, 1 December 2006. Retrieved on 2006-12-01.
  33. ^ American West - The Cattle Industry
  34. ^ Stuebbe, Kevin Quinn The Real McCoys The New York Times August 25, 2002 - Accessed February 28, 2006
  35. ^ Dallas Morning News UT QB McCoy helps seizure victim
  36. ^ Colt McCoy local TV commercial Commercial for James McCoy's drug store. YouTube. Retrieved on 2006-12-05.

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