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Texas' McCoy says he didn't know rule

Dec. 9, 2009
Texas quarterback Colt McCoy didn't realize the football must hit something before the clock stops when he tossed away a pass at the end of the Longhorns' 13-12 victory against Nebraska - a gaffe that nearly left his team with no time to kick the game-winning...
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Ingram, McCoy among 5 Heisman finalists

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NEW YORK, Dec. 7 (UPI) -- Running back Mark Ingram of top-ranked Alabama and quarterback Colt McCoy of No. 2 Texas are among five finalists named Monday for the 2009 Heisman Trophy.

COL FB: Texas 49, Texas A&M 39

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Nov. 27 (UPI) -- Colt McCoy accounted for 479 yards and five touchdowns Thursday, carrying No. 2 Texas to a 49-39 shootout victory over century-old rival Texas A&M.

COL FB: Texas 35, Central Florida 3

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 7 (UPI) -- Colt McCoy passed for a personal-best 470 yards Saturday, pacing the No. 2 Texas Longhorns to a 35-3 victory over Central Florida.

COL FB: Texas 41, Oklahoma State 14

STILLWATER, Okla., Nov. 1 (UPI) -- Colt McCoy's 171 passing yards and Cody Johnson's two touchdown runs Saturday led No. 3 Texas to a 41-14 Big 12 rout of No. 13 Oklahoma State.
Report: Insurance policy on Colt McCoy

Report: Insurance policy on Colt McCoy

AUSTIN, Texas, July 26 (UPI) -- An insurance policy has been taken out on Texas quarterback and three-time Longhorn MVP Colt McCoy, ESPN.com said.

Report: McCoy to return to Texas for 2009

AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 8 (UPI) -- Texas quarterback Colt McCoy will return for his senior season with the Longhorns, the Heisman Trophy candidate said Monday.

Texas's McCoy: 'I'm staying four years'

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 23 (UPI) -- University of Texas quarterback Colt McCoy has told The Sporting News he will return to the Big 12 Conference school in 2009 for his senior season.

COL FB: Texas 52, Florida Atlantic 10

AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 30 (UPI) -- Colt McCoy passed for 222 yards and three touchdowns and ran for 103 yards and a TD Saturday to lead No. 10 Texas to a 52-10 win over Florida Atlantic.

COL FB: Texas 52, Arizona St. 34

SAN DIEGO, Dec. 28 (UPI) -- Colt McCoy threw for a score and ran for another Thursday and Texas built a big lead before outlasting Arizona State in the Holiday Bowl 52-34.

Colt McCoy cleared for Texas bowl game

AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 22 (UPI) -- Colt McCoy has been cleared to play when 16th-ranked Texas plays unranked Iowa in the Alamo Bowl in San Antonio on Dec. 30. The red-shirt freshman quarterback from Hobbs, N.M., was bruised and battered in the Longhorns' regular season finale against Texas
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Snigdha Nandipati of San Diego wins Finals of the Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Snigdha Nandipati of San Diego, California watches confetti rain down as she wins the two-day Scripps National Spelling Bee championship, May 31, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Nandipati successfully spelled the word .* guetapens *, meaning to lure or ambush. UPI/Mike Theiler