Taking a page out of the Tim Tebow playbook, Texas quarterback Colt McCoy told The Sporting News he will be returning to Austin after what could be a Heisman season. McCoy, who already holds seven quarterback records at Texas, said he will be back at Texas next season, making him the starter for the Longhorns all four years.
"I'm going to play here for four years," McCoy said. "I've been blessed to be able to play here. Not very many people get to [start] here for four years, so what an opportunity."The news comes off the junior's best performance as a college quarterback, completing 91 percent of his passes last Saturday against Missouri with 337 yards and two touchdowns. McCoy is leading the nation in completion percentage with an impressive 81.2 percent, a number that, if it holds steady, will break the NCAA record set last season.
This news has to make Mack Brown and the Texas faithful smile. McCoy has his top-ranked Longhorns on a warpath to their first national championship game since the Vince Young Show in 2006. A lot like Young, McCoy isn't exactly NFL-ready, but says he thinks he models himself after fellow Texas resident Tony Romo.
"I play a lot like Romo," McCoy said. "Maybe not as risky now, but he's a playmaker. He can make some yards with his feet, but he's also right on the money, he's accurate and he's smart with the ball."McCoy and company don't have much time off, as Texas faces off against No. 7 Oklahoma State Saturday afternoon at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium.
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Whoever the player is, if your this talented ( great ! ), forget the normal ego we all have, the money, you're only a kid once and enjoy the student life, the friends you make, some can last a lifetime, plus, actually study something to make you a more interesting, deeper person, for you're life, not just football. This is a general comment, nothing againest this exciting player...( wih him well).