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In my post yesterday about Colin Kaepernick’s upcoming NFL workout session, I confessed to not knowing the NFL well enough to opine on whether it makes sense for a particular team to sign Kaepernick. However, there’s one team I know very well — the Washington Redskins. There is no good reason for the Redskins to sign Kaepernick. They have won just one game this season and, in an optimistic scenario, they might win three. The rest of the season will be devoted to providing experience for their number one pick in the 2019 draft — quarterback Dwayne Haskins. He will...

On instant replay, even the announcers thought Colt McCoy's injury didn't seem bad. "We call it a brachial plexus stretch," said Dr. TO Souryal of Texas Sports Medicine and Orthopedic Group. While he hasn't personally examined Colt McCoy, he has seen similar shoulder injuries plenty of times as the Dallas Mavericks team doctor for 18 years. "When you hit your funny bone, imagine how that feels for the first few seconds,” he said. “Well, there is a large group of nerves that goes between the neck and the shoulder, and when you stretch those nerves, like hitting your funny bone,...

video link above. Good kid. Quote to remember in victory or defeat: I always give God the glory. I never question why things happen the way they do. God is in control of my life. And I know, if nothing else, I'm standing on the Rock.

Winning is part of sports and often God is praised by athletes when that happens. Rarer though, is the athlete who praises God even in the midst of crushing disappointment. But Colt McCoy, quarterback for the University of Texas Longhorns, took the opportunity to speak about his faith last night when ABC’s Lisa Salters asked him how it felt to watch the BCS Championship game against Alabama from the sidelines. “I always give God the glory. I never question why things happen the way they do. God is in control of my life. And I know that if nothing else,...

Fellowship of Christian Athletes gives award to athlete who conducts himself as a faith model in the community, in the classroom and on the field.

Game 10, Texas is undefeated with a 5 – 0 conference record and a 9 – 0 overall record plus the number 1 defense in the nation. But somehow Texas dropped to number 3 in this week’s BCS standings....

Longhorn fans may be jumping the gun, but with players like Colt McCoy who’s a Heisman contender, Jordan Shipley a semifinalist for the Biletnikoff Award, and Earl Thomas a semifinalist for the Jim Thorpe Award, fans anticipate the best. Not to mention Texas has one of the leading defensive lines in the conference. So how does Coach Mack Brown feel about his key players? "I do feel like, the way Colt has been playing the last two weeks, that he's right back in the middle of the Heisman race," said Coach Brown. What about the Texas defense? "It's unusual to...

Game 7 and the Longhorns are on the road to take on Missouri. The big questions heading into the game; are the Horns really ready; is Colt McCoy healthy? The Longhorns came into this game 6 – 0. Hoping to make it 7 – 0 with a win against Missouri. Longhorn fans were also hoping to see Colt McCoy and the Horns step it up. Although, the Longhorns won last week, fans were left feeling their Horns were not playing their best game. With the offensive game being almost non-existent in the last two outings, fans are wondering if Colt...

Fourth quarter. The Colorado defense holds the Horns and punting team comes in. But Colorado fails to take advantage of their possession and punts. But much to the delight of the Longhorn fans Shipley takes the punt return down field 74 yards for a TOUCHDOWN! Texas 31, Colorado 14. “First of all, I want to give God the glory for the win tonight and for the opportunity to play,” Shipley said. “I’m having so much fun on that team right now because we have 10 guys out there that are just working their tails off to make those things go....

Here is video showing that Texas Longhorns Quarterback Colt McCoy has been a hero more than just on the football field. This report profiles McCoy's heroism, along with his father, in helping to save the life of Ken Herrington in 2006, a man who was near death because of a massive seizure. McCoy and his Dad swam across a lake to where he was and guided an ambulance down to his location where his life was saved. I had heard this story before, but was glad to find the video of it to see it once again. . . ....