CK Sooner
10/10/2008, 06:25 PM
Texas junior quarterback Colt McCoy suffered “sore legs” after a physical game against Colorado last week and wore a protective boot on one of his feet on the airplane ride home from Boulder.
A school source said McCoy was doing fine, however, hadn’t missed a single minute of practice all week and would be ready to go against Oklahoma in Saturday’s 11 a.m. game. The protective boot was more precautionary than anything else for McCoy, who was sacked a season-high four times by the Buffaloes. He also ran 11 times for 39 yards in the 38-14 Texas win.
McCoy’s health is critical for the Longhorns because he has been remarkable this season as a 79 percent passer who has thrown 16 touchdown passes with only three interceptions but also because Texas has unproven backups in John Chiles and Sherrod Harris.
In addition, Texas also has relied heavily on McCoy’s running abilities as well. He’s the leading rusher on the team, but the Longhorn coaches might be reluctant to use him too much as a runner because it would put him at risk against an aggressive OU defense.
A school source said McCoy was doing fine, however, hadn’t missed a single minute of practice all week and would be ready to go against Oklahoma in Saturday’s 11 a.m. game. The protective boot was more precautionary than anything else for McCoy, who was sacked a season-high four times by the Buffaloes. He also ran 11 times for 39 yards in the 38-14 Texas win.
McCoy’s health is critical for the Longhorns because he has been remarkable this season as a 79 percent passer who has thrown 16 touchdown passes with only three interceptions but also because Texas has unproven backups in John Chiles and Sherrod Harris.
In addition, Texas also has relied heavily on McCoy’s running abilities as well. He’s the leading rusher on the team, but the Longhorn coaches might be reluctant to use him too much as a runner because it would put him at risk against an aggressive OU defense.