COLT WOULD LOOK GOOD IN THAT POSE
By Danny Reagan / Abilene, Texas
Jim Vertuno of the Associated Press has a great story today about mentioning Colt McCoy's name in the same breath as the Heisman.
He knows a freshman will never win, but it's not too early to start thinking about next year.
Of course, just about everyone and their Buckeye has already given the Heisman trophy this year to Ohio State's Troy Smith.
It's his to lose, but you'd be surprised who is really the No. 2 quarterback overall to him in the nation of those other signal-callers supposedly in the running - Erik Ainge of Tennessee and Brady Quinn of Notre Dame.
Let's look at some numbers:
Smith - 145-of-214 for 1,898 yds, 22 TDs, 2 INTs, 67.8% compl. rate and 174.31 rating.
McCoy - 147-of-217 for 1,705 yds, 24 TDs, 4 INTs, 68.3% compl. rate and 166.55 rating.
Ainge - 167-of-246 for 2,213 yds, 16 TDs, 8 INTs, 67.9% compl. rate and 158.41 rating.
Quinn - 193-of-303 for 2,233 yds, 21 TDs, 4 INTs, 63.7% compl. rate and 145.84 rating.
Colt has more touchdown passes and a better completion rate than anyone on that list, and his passing rating puts him 6th in the nation, just behind Smith who's 5th.
Vertuno makes a good point when he theorizes that if Adrian Peterson couldn't win the Heisman Trophy as a freshman, no one can. That's just not the order of the college universe.
And even if by some magical alignment of the planets, UT and Ohio State meet again at the end of this season - this time for the national championship - and even if Texas wins and Colt has a lights-out day, the Heisman voting will be long over.
So, no Heisman for Colt his season, even though he's going to break a national record for TD passes by a freshman and probably some others as well.
But I smell another T-shirt - "Colt for Heisman" or something like that.
BTW, if you want to read the entire Vertuno story, click here.
Comments
great research. The numbers don't lie! Unfortunately, I agree that a freshman won't get the votes. I do think that if Smith has a bad game or two, then the race could be wide open. My sleeper pick is Ray Rice, Rutgers RB, who has some big games still ahead against Louisville and West Virginia.
Posted by: Silva Sportz | October 31, 2006 9:44 AM
This season will definitely get Colt on the Heisman radar for next season. No doubt about it!
Posted by: Burt Orange | October 31, 2006 9:44 AM
I watched Colt play all through high school and he and his great teammates put a spark in Jim Ned fans I had never seen before. He's doing a great job now at UT and I love watching him and the Longhorns. Hook em!
Posted by: jk | November 1, 2006 8:44 AM
Good luck Colt, keep up the good work.
Posted by: Chris | January 23, 2008 10:27 AM