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Colt McCoy
CollegeTexas
ConferenceBig 12
SportFootball
PositionQB
Class
Redshirt
Redshirt
Junior
MajorKinesiology - Sport Management[1]
Career2006–present
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight205 lb (93 kg)
NationalityUSA
Born (1986-09-05) September 5, 1986 (age 37)
Hobbs, NM
High schoolJim Ned High School,
Tuscola, TX
Career highlights
Awards
2006 CFN Big 12 Player of the Year
2006 National Freshman of the Year (TSN, Touchdown Club)

Daniel "Colt" McCoy (born September 5, 1986 in Hobbs, New Mexico[2]) is the starting quarterback for the Texas Longhorn college football team. As a redshirt freshman in 2006, he was the starting quarterback for the 2006 Longhorn team[3][4] and he led the 2007 Texas Longhorn football team. Some media features on Colt McCoy refer to him jokingly as "The Real McCoy".[5][6]

On November 4, 2006, McCoy threw his 27th touchdown pass in a win against Oklahoma State, to take sole possession of the UT school record for most touchdowns ever thrown by a quarterback in a single season.[7] Subsequently, in the 2006 Alamo Bowl on December 30, McCoy threw two touchdowns against Iowa to tie the NCAA freshman record of 29 touchdown passes established by Nevada's David Neill in 1998 which has since been broken by Oklahoma's Sam Bradford in 2008.[8] Also during the 2006 season, McCoy was named College Football News Big 12 Player of the Year and was named the quarterback to their "All Freshman Team".[9] Injuries caused him to miss portions of the final two regular season games, but was able to play for the entire duration of the Longhorns' bowl game.

In the 2007 season, McCoy was somewhat less consistent. Through the first five games he threw nine interceptions - two more than he threw in the entire 2006 season;[10] he threw 18 interceptions during the 2007 season. He has opened the 2008 season with 833 yards passing with 11 touchdowns and one interception in three games. He leads the team with 194 yards rushing and two rushing touchdowns, establishing a reputation as a dual threat quarterback.

He is currently leading the 2008 Texas Longhorn football team, who have begun the season with four straight wins and a top-5 ranking in the national polls. McCoy has set a new record for most career touchdowns by a UT quarterback.[11]

Early life and high school

An often-cited story relates to Colt's birth: McCoy's parents were from Texas but his father, Brad McCoy was working just across the Texas border in Hobbs, New Mexico.[12] Brad McCoy reportedly brought a shoe-box of Texas dirt to the hospital and slid it under the bed so that Colt could be born "over Texas soil".[2] The story may or may not be true, as his father has "pled the fifth" when asked to confirm it.[13]

McCoy attended Jim Ned High School in Tuscola, Texas,[14] population 714,[2] where he was coached in football by his father. He achieved several distinctions as a high school player, including two-time Associated Press 2A Offensive MVP and first-team all-state selection.[14] Over his career, he completed 536-of-849 passes (63.1%) for 9,344 yards and 116 TDs.[14] He ranks as the all-time leading passer in Texas Division 2A high school history and is fourth overall in Texas high school history.[12] McCoy also served as Jim Ned High School's punter as a junior and senior.[15] During his sophomore year, McCoy was also playing free safety. However, after suffering a concussion on a tackle of 215-pound Bangs running back Jacoby Jones, his father decided to not let him play defense anymore. At the time Jim Ned was 8-0, but as McCoy missed the next two games due to the concussion, Jim Ned's season unraveled.[16]

College career

2005 season

As a freshman, he was given a redshirt year so he did not play during the team's 2005 national championship season. He 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.[17]

With Young forgoing his senior year to enter the NFL, and with 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-freshman Jevan Snead.[18]

2006 season

McCoy hands off to Jamaal Charles vs. Ohio State

In the season opener on September 2, 2006, he led the Longhorns to a 56-7 victory over North Texas, throwing three touchdown passes, rushing one 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. During the game, McCoy threw a 60 yard touchdown pass on only his second pass as a college quarterback. He was the first UT freshman quarterback to start and win a season-opening game since Bobby Layne in 1944.[2] The next week, the Longhorns faced #1 Ohio State at home. McCoy went 19-32, 156 yards, one TD, and one INT while rushing four times for a total of eight yards. Ohio State defeated the Longhorns 24-7, ending the Longhorns 21-game winning streak.

Colt McCoy rushing against Rice

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.[19] The two touchdowns by McCoy gave 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.[20]

On October 14, 2006 Colt McCoy threw a UT record six touchdown passes in the win against Baylor.[21][22] The previous record of five touchdown passes had been held by James Brown (set vs. Baylor in 1994) and Chris Simms (vs. Oklahoma State in 2001). As of October 25, 2006 he was 9th in the nation with a quarterback rating of 165.4.

In the 2006 Oklahoma State game McCoy 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).[23] Coincidentally, this 27th pass was also for 27 yards.

During the November 11, 2006, game against Kansas State University, McCoy suffered a stinger shoulder injury[24][25][26] while rushing for a touchdown against Kansas State.[27] 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.[28][29][30] However, Colt McCoy was cleared to play the game against the Aggies.[31]

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Tackle by Michael Bennett that resulted in Colt McCoy injury
McCoy prior to being taken off the field near the end of the Texas A&M game

With 20 seconds remaining in the Lone Star Showdown versus the Aggies, Colt was injured by a "vicious, stadium-hushing tackle"[32] as Aggie defensive end Michael Bennett connected with his helmet against Colt's upper body after McCoy had thrown an incomplete pass.[33] Replays showed both on television and in the stadium revealed the hit might have included "helmet-to-helmet"[34] contact which is illegal in NCAA football if done intentionally,[35] but no flag was thrown. When the replay was shown in the stadium, the Longhorn fans erupted in boos[36] before lapsing back into silence as McCoy lay on the ground writhing for ten minutes before being taken off the field on a cart.[37] After watching him getting carted off of the field, some Aggie fans on an Internet message forum have nicknamed him "Cart" McCoy.[38] Mack Brown said after the game "I didn't see it, but it sounded like 88,000 (fans) thought it was dirty."[33][36] Fellow Longhorn Selvin Young said he thought the hit was a clean "textbook" hit.[39] 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.[33][40][41] Longhorns trainer Kenny Boyd said the injury was a severe pinched nerve in McCoy's neck.[33][41] Boyd said that McCoy was expected to make a full recovery, but no timetable was set for McCoy to return to play.[33][41] The injury to McCoy came one game-clock minute after an A&M player, #91 Kellen Heard had been evicted from the game for vicious blindside block on McCoy after he threw an interception, which was ruled excessive.[42][43][44] An X-Ray, MRI exam and CT scan showed "no structural damage to McCoy's neck or shoulder", said Dr. Carey Windler, the team's orthopedic surgeon.

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;[45] this meant there would be no scholarship quarterback ready to play in the Longhonrns' bowl game if McCoy was not ready. On December 21, 2006, UT announced that McCoy was cleared to start in the Alamo Bowl for Texas on Saturday, December 30.[46]

2007 season

McCoy on the sidelines during the loss to Kansas State

After just one season with Texas, McCoy received a lot of media attention, including appearing on some lists of the nation's top players of 2007. In June 2007, McCoy appeared on the cover of Dave Campbell's Texas Football alongside Texas A&M quarterback Stephen McGee and TCU defensive end Tommy Blake. Additionally, Rivals.com named McCoy one of the top-10 quarterbacks going into the 2007 season.[47] He also made the Athlon Sports first-team All Big 12[48]

On June 26, 2007, Maxwell Football Club president Ron Jaworski announced that McCoy had been named to the preseason watch list for the Maxwell Award. The initial list includes 64 players. The winner will be announced on December 6, 2007.[49] In their 2007 season preview magazine, CBS Sportsline.com listed McCoy as one of 12 players on the “Heisman Watch”; saying “We were touting him for the Heisman midway through his freshman season until he was injured against Kansas State. Older and stronger, McCoy has an awesome receiving corps to make a run at the hardware for real.”[50][51] He is also one of the 35 quarterbacks placed on the 2007 Manning Award watch list.[52] Further, the Davey O'Brien National Quarterback Award Watch List added McCoy on August 21, 2007.[53]

McCoy led the Longhorns, who were ranked number four in the pre-season Associated Press Poll[54] and Coaches Poll,[55] to a 21–13 victory over unranked Arkansas State in the season opener. McCoy threw two touchdown passes and two interceptions.[56] He also made two quick-kick punts when the Longhorns lined up as if they were attempting to convert on fourth down. He averaged thirty yards per kick and both kicks were downed inside the opponent's twenty yard-line.[15] In the second game, McCoy led the Longhorns to a 34–13 victory over #19-ranked TCU.[57]

The road opener was the first game ever played in the new home stadium of the UCF Knights. McCoy's 47 passing attempts tied a UT single-game record. His 32 completions set a new school record, besting the 30 completed by Vince Young during the 2006 Rose Bowl and by Major Applewhite during two 1999 games.[58] The final non-conference game was against Rice, and McCoy completed 20 of his 29 passing attempts, accumulating 333 yards through the air.[59] For the first time in the season, he did not throw an interception.[60] McCoy and most of the Longhorn starting players were replaced by backups after the first drive of the second half.[59][61] True freshman quarterback John Chiles made his first college appearance in the first quarter. He came onto the field beside McCoy and then McCoy trotted out to a slot receiver position. Chiles never looked to pass; he ran up the middle for no gain. He came out of the game after that play and came back in the third quarter as McCoy's replacement. On that drive, Chiles line up in the zone-read offense and led the Longhorns 80 yards to a touchdown, carrying the ball 4 times for 49 yards.[62] Chiles' strong performance immediately led to media speculation as to how much playing time he will take from McCoy.[60][63]

McCoy played the worst game of his career in an upset loss to the Kansas State Wildcats; He threw for 200 yards and had four interceptions.[64][65] He also suffered a concussion during the game and left the field just prior to the end of the first half and again prior to the end of the game.[65] After that game, Sports Illustrated selected him as one of the season's 10 "Most Disappointing College Players" and noted that he his nine interceptions thrown so far in 2007 were already two more than he threw in the entire 2006 season.[10] Stewart Mandel of Sports Illustrated listed several factors contributing to the Longhorns struggles. He cited the off-field problems as evidence that no UT player has been able to show the superior leadership skills of Vince Young. Mandel said that McCoy, still only a sophomore, had not been able to completely fill that gap and that McCoy's play had not been as good as during 2006. He also said part of the blame is to be placed on an offensive line that lost several starters and has not been able to consistently protect McCoy. Finally, he noted that the running game had been "equally inconsistent".[66] It was the worst home-field loss in Mack Brown's time with Texas. For the Wildcats, the win over UT was the first road victory over a top–ten team in school history.[67]

McCoy and back-up quarterback John Chiles at the Red River Shootout

McCoy and the Longhorns lost again the following week, in the 2007 Red River Shootout. The game was a back-and-forth affair that was ultimately won by Oklahoma 28–21. OU's freshman quarterback, Sam Bradford, was 21–of–32 for 244 yards and 3 touchdowns. McCoy was 19–of–26 for 324 yards and two touchdowns. McCoy threw one interception.[68] McCoy played the game with his throwing arm bandaged from mid-forearm to biceps. He held up physically despite taking four sacks[69] and a blind-side late hit after one play had been whistled dead.[70][68][71] With the loss, Texas opened conference play 0–2 for the first time since 1956, when they were in the Southwest Conference and one year before Darrell Royal became head coach of the Longhorns.[68][72]

The Longhorns were in control of the Iowa State game almost from the very beginning and they routed the Cyclones 56–3, the worst loss for the Cyclones since 1997.[73][74] Lined up in the spread offense on the first play from scrimmage,[75] Colt McCoy scrambled away from a blitz and threw a pass to Jordan Shipley for a 58 yard touchdown.[76] The offensive line provided great protection for Colt McCoy,[74] who called most of the plays without huddling and directed the Longhorns to touchdowns on his first five series.[77] He completed 23 of 30 passes for 298 yards, 4 touchdowns, and no interceptions.[77] His most athletic play came early in the third quarter when he evaded three defenders on a play from the Cyclones' 20-yardline. He twisted around and managed to stay upright long enough to throw a pass to Nate Jones in the end zone. He capped off his performance by making his first rushing touchdown of the season,[73] a career-long, 44 yard run in the third quarter. The play was designed to be a screen pass to the fullback. Mack Brown said, "Colt was as good today as I've ever seen him."[76] Brown also praised McCoy for taking on more of a leadership role with the team.[78] The Austin American-Statesman said, "Colt McCoy is shedding his sophomore slump. In the past two games, he is 42 of 56 passing for 622 yards with six passing touchdowns, one rushing touchdown and just one interception. That translates to a quarterback rating of 200.1."[75] However, against Baylor on October 20th, Colt would go on to throw 2 interceptions and 1 touchdown, and against Nebraska the following week, McCoy completed less than 50% of his passes and threw another interception. On the day after Thanksgiving, McCoy was 17 of 32 with 1 interception, while be sacked 4 times in the 38-30 loss to Texas A&M. At the conclusion of the 2007 regular season, Mccoy had thrown for 21 touchdowns and 18 interceptions.

In the 2007 Holiday Bowl, McCoy led the Longhorns to a 52–34 victory and won the offensive-player MVP award.[79]

2008 season

On January 2, 2008 UT running back Jamaal Charles decided to forgo his senior season with Texas in favor of joining the NFL as a professional football player in the 2008 NFL Draft. With Charles' departure, McCoy became the leading returning rusher for the 2008 Longhorns.[80] On August 30, 2008 McCoy passed for 222 yards and rushed for 103 yards against FAU, becoming the 2nd player in UT history to pass for 200 and rush for 100 yards in more than one game; the other being Vince Young. On September 20 Colt McCoy surpassed the Texas All-Time record for the most passing TD's with 62 while beating Rice 52 10. The record was previously held by Major Applewhite.[11]

McCoy has led the Longhorns to victories in the first four games and the Longhorns have risen to fifth place in the USA Today Coaches Poll. Through the first four games of 2008, McCoy has completed 80% of his passes and has a quarterback rating of 209.71.[81]

Statistics

As of the end of the 2007 season, McCoy's statistics are as follows:[81]

    Passing   Rushing
Season Team GP Rating Att Comp Pct Yds TD INT Att Yds TD
2006 Texas 13 161.8 318 217 68.2 2570 29 7 68 170 2
2007 Texas 13 139.2 424 276 65.1 3303 22 18 114 492 4
Totals 26 150.5 742 493 66.6 5873 51 25 182 662 6

Through the first four games of 2008, McCoy has completed 80% of his passes and has a quarterback rating of 209.71.[81]

Records

  • UT - Most Touchdown Passes. Career: 62+ (September 20, 2008 versus Rice)[11]
  • UT - Most Touchdown Passes, Single Season: 29, (2006)[7]
  • UT - Most Touchdown Passes, Game: 6, (October 14, 2006 versus Baylor)
  • UT - Most Passing Completions, Game: 32, (September 15, 2007 versus UCF)[58]
  • UT - Tie - Most Passing Attempts, Game: 47, (September 15, 2007 versus UCF)[58]

Awards

Personal life

Religion is an important part of Colt McCoy's life. He is a member of the Church of Christ, and attends University Avenue Church of Christ in Austin, Texas. When living in Buffalo Gap, Texas, Colt attended and was very involved with the Oldham Lane Church of Christ. McCoy has participated in a church youth group since 2002.[12] His work has included landscaping yards for the elderly, visiting nursing homes, helping with meals on wheels and ministry.[12]

He enjoys hunting, fishing, and playing golf.[12] 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.[83][2]

While in Austin, TX Colt is active in the UT community service program including visits to the Austin's Children's Hospital and volunteering at the Children's Miracle Network telethon.[12] Since 2004, he has also spent three days a week reading to elementary school children and tutoring underprivileged children.[12]

Both McCoy's father and mother are Abilene Christian University graduates. His grandfather, Burl McCoy, is a member of the ACU Sports Hall of Fame for his exploits both as an athlete and as the former women's basketball coach.[84] Colt McCoy's younger brother Chance McCoy is currently a freshman wide receiver at ACU, while his other brother Case McCoy is currently a sophomore quarterback at Graham High School,[85] where Brad McCoy has coached since 2005.

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