GAMEDAY
By Danny Reagan / Abilene, Texas
Holy Moly! How about a 44-yard touchdown run for Colt McCoy? Yeah, he went there at 2:50 in the third quarter.
Up until that point the third quarter wasn't much following its fast start (see below). The Horns' second possession ended in their first third-and-out, before Deion Beasley got another pick, putting the Horns back in business and setting up McCoy's wild run.
Colt is now 23-of-30 for 298 yards and 4 TDs. Score is 49-3. That looks like it's all for the day for Colt. Chiles is taking over, while McCoy is all smiles on the sideline.
Good opportunity to change channels and watch my Red Raiders beat up on the Aggies for a bit before catching some live Saturday afternoon soccer action with that cute little Reagan girl.
First drive of 3rd Q: More of the same ... Colt goes 5-of-6 for about 60 yards, has a great run for 10 yards and an unbelievable sure-sack-avoiding-scramble with a balancing act to keep off the ground that results in a 20-yard TD strike to Nate Jones for the 35-3 score.
The numbers so far - 20-of-25 for 274 yards and 4 TDs for Colt.
Update on the Update: Brandon Foster just intercepted and took it to the house for a 42-3 Longhorn lead just 4:39 into the second half.
Halftime: It's 28-3 and no contest. On the 5th and final possession of the first half for UT, Colt connected with his ol' bud Shipley again in the endzone for an 8-yard TD.
Unofficially, Colt is 15-of-18 for 213 yards, three TDs and ... (drum roll) ... NO picks!
UT's 4th possesion (2nd Q): Colt was back behind center and went 3-for-3 for 38 yards. He's now 10-of-11 for 176 yards and two TDs.
Just as important, Jamaal Charles finally made himself known, carrying it for a couple of good runs, culminating in his 8-yard run to paydirt for the 21-3 lead. Still, he almost fumbled going in for the touchdown.
Midway in the 2nd Q: Chiles took over as QB for the Horns' third possession, as did a bunch of backups. Nothing's wrong with Colt.
I think Mack's just being nice to his old friend Chizik. UT got one first down and then had to punt after penalties caught up with them. Earlier, Iowa State got a 25-yard field goal for the 14-3 current score.
End of 1st Q: 14-0 for the guys in burnt orange. UT didn't run the ball until the 8th play of the game. By that time, Colt was 6-of-7 for 132 yards and a TD.
Colt's 8th pass near the end of the quarter was 6 yards to Quan Cosby for another TD. BTW: Colt's still wearing that protective sleeve on his throwing arm from a ding he received in the Kansas State game.
Early in the game: Thought I would blog while down at the office multi-tasking GoFridayNight.com stuff, 2008 budgetary stuff and, of course, college football stuff on television.
Here's the story so far: One play on offense for the Longhorns and one pass from Colt McCoy to longtime pal Jordan Shipley for a 58-yard TD.
More later ... back to the math (ick).