BIG WEEKEND
By Danny Reagan / Abilene, Texas
He may be a little bleary-eyed, but Colt McCoy's father Brad will see his son play in Florida Saturday.
That's after his Graham Steers host the Abilene Wylie Bulldogs tonight. Getting to Bright House Networks Stadium in Orlando, Florida, from Graham, Texas, in time for the 2:30 p.m. kickoff with UCF is not going to be a breeze, but Brad has never missed one of Colt's games.
"Debra and I are catching a plane early-early in the morning," he said Friday morning.
THE Arm: I also asked him about the gauze wrap seen on Colt's arm earlier in the week and he confirmed it was just covering a cut.
"He had two cuts last week, one on his arm and one on his leg," said Brad. "I told him he looked like he had been in a car wreck. He was beat up pretty good."
Chance Encounter: Brad also answered the question from Mary in our chatroom about the whereabouts of Chance McCoy who is a freshman at Abilene Christian University. Chance is going to red-shirt and that's why he's not on the roster. "We were hoping for that. He's doing really well at workouts."
Back to Tonight: The undefeated Steers will face "the best team we've played so far," said Brad.
"They (Wylie) are definitely ahead of what we've seen so far. It's going to be a battle. Our kids are fired up and so are theirs. It'll be a close game, pretty evenly matched."
I've seen both teams play, and I agree with his assessment. Case McCoy is twice as good at the quarterback position as he was last year, but the Bulldogs have a ground game that is impressive.
FYI: This will be the first game UT has played in Florida in 34 years.