Texas: Count Colt In
After suffering a mild concussion (and a major case of frustration) during Texas' 41-21 loss to Kansas State on Saturday, starting quarterback Colt McCoy will be just that this week -- starting -- when No. 19 Texas takes on No. 10 Oklahoma in a far-less-important Red River Shootout. The sophomore passed a series of tests by team doctors before telling media on Monday that he "feels fine." He may not for much longer if his Longhorns do not start playing better football.
Playing better football should start with McCoy. Concussion or otherwise, the quarterback threw four interceptions against Kansas State, two of them before the injury and two after. McCoy sustained the concussion on a big hit by Clayton Cox late in the second quarter. He went into the locker room before the official start of halftime, but started the second half.
He looked good at first -- leading Texas to a touchdown -- then bad -- throwing two more interceptions -- and then just plain ugly, vomiting on the sideline after being removed from the game.
"He's tough," head coach Mack Brown sadi. "Most kids would have come out at halftime."
The pain against Kansas State was nothing new for McCoy, who was knocked out of the entirety of last season's loss to the Wildcats on the game's first drive, when he suffered a pinched nerve in his neck.
