Not too surprising, considering how his offensive line was unable to protect him for most of the game. But it could also be that he’s just not tough enough to play college football.
UPDATE: Indeed, he suffered a "mild concussion," and may not play next week.
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It’s McCoy’s return today to playing Kansas State, the team that knocked him out last season and sent the Longhorns to the Alamo Bowl. That’s not expected to happen today, but we’re going to find out.
UPDATE: Did we ever. History repeats: Colt is hurt, again, and the half ends at 24-14 Kansas State. I’d like to be there for Vince’s halftime locker room pep talk. If Colt can’t play, I hope his backup John Chiles can throw.
2nd UPDATE: Colt came back, only to throw more interceptions and get sacked and blown up repeatedly, and with about eight minutes to play it’s obvious K State, at 41-21 so far, is going to win this game for the second year in a row. It’s heresy to say so, but, in addition to an O line, we need a new QB. Trouble is, we don’t really have one. It’s going to be a looong season.
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That’s the prediction of sportswriter Ced Golden, in the daily, predicting a loss to Nebraska or Texas Tech. Mostly likely, he concludes, to Nebraska. Some of his colleagues are even more pessimistic, forecasting up to four losses and even another season-ending injury for the Tuscola Kid, QB Colt McCoy. Ced’s more optimistic, and I certainly am, but I wish he’d take back that loss to Nebraska.
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In less than two hours we’ll start to find out if Texas QB Colt McCoy really is recovered from his nerve injuries and can play, once again, like the Big 12 freshman of the year. Not that Iowa is expected to present much of a challenge, but if Colt really isn’t well, or worse yet, gets injured yet again, not only could the Horns lose the Alamo Bowl, but their 2007 season would be in serious doubt. Mainly because, as sportswriter Kirk Bohls says in the Austin daily, coach Mack Brown so mishandled backup QB Jevan Snead that Snead transferred to Mississippi and won’t be available today or next year. So a lot is riding on the game that starts at 3:30 p.m. CST. Alas we do not get ESPN here at the Rancho, so will be listening in on the Longhorns Radio Network, instead.
End of 1st Quarter: Iowa winning 14-3. McCoy seems okay but the offense is not clicking and the defense, as usual this season, is having trouble stopping the pass.
At the Half: It’s Iowa 14, Texas 10. McCoy doing better, with a touchdown pass late in the second quarter, and the defense is doing better, forcing punts, and an Aaron Ross interception set up the drive for the touchdown. But Iowa’s got a hot offense, so it’s still a ballgame.
End of 3rd Quarter: Iowa 21, Texas 20. Texas came out sacking Iowa QB Drew Tate, and McCoy steadily improving. Texas got a field goal, and then a touchdown (Colt tying the NCAA touchdown record for a freshman), but Iowa fought back and leads by one point.
Final score: Texas 26, Iowa 24. Texas gets a 10 win season for the sixth time in a row, a record of some sort. Colt didn’t break the NCAA record for a freshman, but he’s apparently back in good form and 2007 should be a good season!
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Colt, the Big 12’s offensive freshman of the year, is cleared to play in the Alamo Bowl, according to Cedric Golden in the Austin daily:
"McCoy has been evaluated regularly since sustaining a severe pinched nerve in his neck against Texas A&M on Nov. 24. [Texas athletic trainer Kenny] Boyd said McCoy passed a thorough group of on-field and off-field tests before being released to play."
Of course, you remember that he was cleared to play for the A&M game, after his first nerve injury against Kansas State. So who knows? You would suppose if it doesn’t happen again against Iowa, we can figure he’s okay and the Horns’ hopes for 2007 are in good shape. And if it does happen again, his career might be over before it really begins, and then we’d have to see if backup QB Sherrod Harris, a high school standout and 4.0 student, is anything special in college ball. For more on Colt and his fans, see this site.
Aggies won it, 12-7. Best on the ground, best through the air, best on defense. We’ll just have to hope that Colt is not seriously injured. Or, if he is, that Jevan can grow into the job next year. This year is over for the Longhorns, except for whatever bowl bid they get. The Alamo, maybe? More like the Cotton or the Gator.
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Looks like Colt McCoy may yet return as Texas QB, after two weeks rest of his shoulder before the A&M game the day after Thanksgiving. If the injury really is the "stinger" he’s said to have told Texas offensive coordinator Greg Davis, he might even be back on track with a Heisman ranking after beating the Aggies. So Colt, personally, could yet have a remarkable season, NCAA record-setting freshman QB (despite really being a sophomore, quaintly called a "redshirt" freshman), top 2 or 3 in the Heisman polls, etc, etc., etc.
The Longhorns season is effectively over wth the loss to K State, unless you count winning the Big 12 as a big deal (not this year), and playing Boise State in the Fiesta Bowl. Assuming Texas ranks that high with two losses. Maybe somebody else can get to pummel Boise State. There’s good fortune.
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