Be honest. You had to feel for Colt McCoy, if only a little.
This is the winningest quarterback in NCAA history we are talking about.
The guy who, in any other year, would have been a slam-dunk Heisman winner after the gargantuan numbers he produced in 2008.
The guy who kept a low [...]
Another uncomfortable moment in Heisman media coverage.
Colt McCoy finished third in the Heisman voting.
McCoy and Earl Thomas were listed as first-team All-Americans by the Football Writers Association of America.
McCoy is a repeat honoree [...]
Yesterday, Alabama running back Mark Ingram Jr. received the Heisman trophy in the closest voting in the trophy's history. Toby Gerhart finished second while Colt McCoy finished third.
Today, I decided to write an article comparing the Alabama running back to his father, Mark Ingram, a former New York Giants Wide Receiver.
Ingram [...]
As I ponder the selection of Mark Ingram as the 2009 Heisman winner, only one word comes to mind with his victory and that is disgraceful! Ingram was not the best player in the country, he wasn't the most valuable, and he definitely wasn't the most outstanding.
Neither were Colt McCoy, [...]
Well, there we have it. After fears from many fans that Colt McCoy may back into the Heisman trophy, the Crimson Tide have their first Heisman winner.
Ingram had an incredible year. There is no doubt about it.
And he certainly had his Heisman moment, leading Alabama in dominating fashion over Florida.
He [...]
In what was the closest Heisman race in the history of football, but running back Mark Ingram from Alabama was the winner of the 2009 Heisman Trophy.
He edged Stanford's Toby Gerhardt by only 28 points with Colt McCoy finishing third and Ndamukong Suh finishing fourth.
The 5-foot-10, 215 pound running back [...]
Ndamukong Suh is a beast. He is a monster. He is an animal. A stud. A man. A game-changer. He is any other adjective related to dominance.
I found all this out while watching the Big 12 Championship game. As a big Texas Longhorns fan and an even bigger Colt McCoy fan, I [...]
The picture above is Texas A&M QB Jerrod Johnson running into the 2010 preseason Heisman list. That being said, you could make the case for his 2009 consideration.
I'm here to tell you that despite what people think, the Heisman is much more than a numbers game.
If so, a different Big' [...]
Back in December, 2005, Texas quarterback Vince Young boarded a flight to New York City for the 71st Heisman award ceremony.
Young had done just about everything a Heisman candidate could be asked to do.
He had racked up eye-popping statistics, created an endless display of highlight reel material, and led his [...]
This has been a great year for the Longhorn's quarterback. Sporting News makes a case for McCoy's Heisman hopes.
Colt McCoy is all for a playoff.
"There's going to be two or three teams that'" [...]
Viral ads, how much work-time can you suck away from an otherwise potentially productive day? Oh, more than you you previously thought possible, especially if you have a headshot of a college football personality you don’t like and the stolen time to put it through this “Je Tuer Un Ami” [...]
The 2009 college football season started with three clear cut contenders for the Heisman Trophy. Those contenders were Sam Bradford, Tim Tebow, and Colt McCoy.
In the first week of the season Sam Bradford was injured against BYU and his hopes to repeat as a Heisman winner were gone. To be [...]
Forty-eight hours.
That is all it took for Colt McCoy to take charge in the Heisman race.
The Texas quarterback, whom many felt was robbed in the voting a season ago, has been one of many names thrown out as possibilities to win college football's most distinguished award.
Perhaps never before had [...]
13 weeks in and there are still six undefeated teams.
Texas won a shootout over their rival, Texas A&M, on Thanksgiving night as Colt McCoy made a strong bid for the Heisman and will be taking on Nebraska, led by Ndamukong Suh.
Cincinnati beat Illinois in a Big East/Big 10 match-up on [...]
Mark Ingram
Not the kind of performance we’ve come to expect from Ingram in weeks past, as he was even out-rushed by his own teammate, Trent Richardson. Suddenly, it becomes very astounding that Ingram has been held below 100 yards in five of the Crimson Tide’s 12 games, which [...]
"I heard it," Colt McCoy said. "It was pretty loud. I've been blessed. IColt McCoy had to overcome the
Colt McCoy has lots of options.
With the No. 3 Longhorns now in their stretch run to a Big 12 championship, he has re-emerged as a late-season favorite for quarterback Colt McCoy.
And the more targets for [...]
See you next year, Jayhawks.
"Colt is in here for a big finish, and he was sending that
All in a day's work. Horns win 51-20 and Colt McCoy is the winningest quarterback in NCAA history.
Colt McCoy [...]
Colt McCoy is just one win away from history.
Texas quarterback Colt McCoy does not recall every detail from his initial conversation with coach Mack Brown about McCoy’s opportunity to become the winningest quarterback in NCAA history.
But he does remember [...]
Colt McCoy has a lot of people who thought he couldn't hack it at UT. And those were his friends.
Colt McCoy left the tiny town of Tuscola with dreams of being Texas' next great quarterback. [...]
Colt McCoy is back in the spotlight again.
Colt McCoy, ever the team-first kind of player, finally has discovered a record he can set that totally involves his Longhorns.
"I want to win. That's a goal of" [...]
"Watch this."
"Watch this" is what Vince Young said to Colt McCoy before running out to take the Longhorn's on their game winning drive to beat USC in route to the 2005 National Championship.
Since then Colt McCoy has amassed 12,260 passing yards and 122 touchdowns and if anyone has been doing [...]
Tim Tebow, Colt McCoy, and Mark Ingram have dominated the Heisman conversation since the season began, and rightfully so.
Guys like Case Keenum, Jimmy Clausen, and Jacory Harris have been receiving a fair bit of exposure as well.
Looking past the small club of superstars, there is a group of players who [...]
1. Texas 9-0
Colt McCoy threw for almost 500 yards against a bad UCF secondary.
Next: Baylor
2. Florida 9-0
This week, the Gators go to visit the Ole' Ball Coach.
Next: South Carolina
3. Alabama 9-0
Their win over LSU clinched a SEC West Title and a SEC Title Game rematch with the Gators.
Next: Mississippi State
4.' [...]
Colt McCoy on the Horns' secondary: "Yeah that is great. They can score
So they can't read The Eyes Of Texas? The Longhorns are not supposed to read any college football preview magazines.
The offensive coordinator Greg Davis especially wanted Longhorns quarterback Colt McCoy to avoid the common theme' [...]
