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McCoy named UT starting QB
With big names gone, Texas turns to fresh faces
11:10 AM CDT on Monday, August 28, 2006
By CHIP BROWN / The Dallas Morning News
AUSTIN – Training camp is over. Mack Brown announced his starting quarterback today – it's redshirt freshman Colt McCoy – and Brown will continue to harp on the team's new motto: Just do what you can do.
Several players have said they want to prove this is a team that can win without Vince Young. They say they've rallied around each other and worked harder to prove last season's national title was not the work of one man.
Brown has been as relaxed as he can be with a rebuilt left knee that will make it almost impossible for him to stand on game day for five or six hours straight.
"Bobby Bowden won a lot of games sitting on a stool," Brown said, leaving himself an out.
For the Longhorns to be in the mix for a second straight national title, a lot of new faces will have to pick up where others left off.
E-mail chipbrown@***BANNED-URL***
QB Colt McCoy
Replacing Vince Young
Colt McCoy Mack Brown and offensive coordinator Greg Davis are hoping the coach's son from tiny Tuscola can get so immersed in the game – reading defenses and setting up all the talent around him – that he'll forget he's taking over for Vince Young and is the only reason Texas is not an overwhelming preseason No. 1.
McCoy was incredibly accurate during camp – he didn't throw an interception in three scrimmages (of course, the defense can't hit the quarterbacks in camp). He also has shown poise and confidence. Teammates say he's even tried to act relaxed by cutting up à la Young. Showing all this against North Texas on Saturday is one thing. Showing it against Ohio State on Sept. 9 is another.
DT Derek Lokey and DT Roy Miller
Replacing Rod Wright and Larry Dibbles
Rod Wright
Roy Miller For as much credit as co-defensive coordinator Gene Chizik gets for having a 28-game winning streak dating to his days at Auburn, he knows his defense wasn't good enough against the run last season (33rd nationally, 130.9 yards per game).
He believes Lokey and Miller can help him improve those numbers. Privately, teammates are saying that Lokey and Miller get a lot more penetration than Wright and Dibbles did last season. They also have been so effective at attracting double teams that coaches are hoping monster lineman Frank Okam will rack up big numbers playing the three-technique tackle position (lined up on the outside shoulder of the guard).
SS Marcus Griffin
Replacing Thorpe Award winner Michael Huff
Marcus Griffin A potential feel-good story for the 2006 season, Griffin toiled as a walk-on for two years before earning a scholarship. He now gets the chance to show he's more than simply the twin brother of All-Big 12 free safety and teammate Michael Griffin.
His teammates respect him. Now he's got to prove at game time that he can help anchor the cover-two zone scheme that Huff led so effectively as the Longhorns finished No. 8 nationally in pass defense last season.
OT Adam Ulatoski and OG Cedric Dockery
Replacing Will Allen
Adam Ulatoski
Cedric Dockery The line prided itself on its nasty attitude last season. There may be a small problem with that this season. Teammates say Ulatoski and Dockery lack the mean streak Allen had. "We're trying to bring it out of them," center Lyle Sendlein said.
Ulatoski, of Southlake Carroll, is physically imposing (6-8, 305) but will have to improve rapidly against speed rushers, or Justin Blalock will move from right guard back to the right tackle position he manned last season.
If Blalock is at tackle, Dockery, the younger brother of former Longhorn and current Washington Commanders guard Derrick Dockery, will be on the field. Once coaches began to mention Ulatoski as a possible starter, Dockery showed some fire. With Young no longer around to turn bad blocking into 60-yard touchdown runs, the right side of the Texas line is a question mark against elite teams.
TE Jermichael Finley
Replacing David Thomas
Jermichael Finley The 6-5, 238-pound redshirt freshman from Diboll was so talented in basketball, he nearly went to Arizona to play football and hoops. He won't play basketball at Texas, but the football coaches are hoping his speed and athleticism will continue to allow the Longhorns to stretch the field from the tight end position.
Senior tight end Neale Tweedie is the better blocker, but Finley says 25 new pounds of muscle and long hours working on his hand positioning have made him more physical at the point of attack. "At 205 last season, I wasn't a tight end, I was a receiver," Finley said. "Now, I'm a tight end."
WR Jordan Shipley
Replacing Brian Carter
Jordan Shipley Shipley is one of the most prolific high school receivers ever. His 264 career catches and 73 touchdown grabs at Burnet are No. 2 all-time nationally. After missing his first two seasons at Texas with knee injuries, Shipley finally appears poised for a breakout season.
K Hunter Lawrence
Replacing David Pino
Mack Brown never used to give scholarships to kickers out of high school. He changed his mind for Lawrence, so Brown needs to see production. If not, senior P Greg Johnson will be kicking field goals, punting and kicking off. That's too much for one player over a 12- to 14-game season.
North Texas at No. 3 Texas, 11 a.m. Saturday (FSNSW, KSKY-AM 660, KWRD-FM 100.7, KNTU-FM 88.1, KJON-AM 850 in Spanish)
McCoy named UT starting QB
With big names gone, Texas turns to fresh faces
11:10 AM CDT on Monday, August 28, 2006
By CHIP BROWN / The Dallas Morning News
AUSTIN – Training camp is over. Mack Brown announced his starting quarterback today – it's redshirt freshman Colt McCoy – and Brown will continue to harp on the team's new motto: Just do what you can do.
Several players have said they want to prove this is a team that can win without Vince Young. They say they've rallied around each other and worked harder to prove last season's national title was not the work of one man.
Brown has been as relaxed as he can be with a rebuilt left knee that will make it almost impossible for him to stand on game day for five or six hours straight.
"Bobby Bowden won a lot of games sitting on a stool," Brown said, leaving himself an out.
For the Longhorns to be in the mix for a second straight national title, a lot of new faces will have to pick up where others left off.
E-mail chipbrown@***BANNED-URL***
QB Colt McCoy
Replacing Vince Young
Colt McCoy Mack Brown and offensive coordinator Greg Davis are hoping the coach's son from tiny Tuscola can get so immersed in the game – reading defenses and setting up all the talent around him – that he'll forget he's taking over for Vince Young and is the only reason Texas is not an overwhelming preseason No. 1.
McCoy was incredibly accurate during camp – he didn't throw an interception in three scrimmages (of course, the defense can't hit the quarterbacks in camp). He also has shown poise and confidence. Teammates say he's even tried to act relaxed by cutting up à la Young. Showing all this against North Texas on Saturday is one thing. Showing it against Ohio State on Sept. 9 is another.
DT Derek Lokey and DT Roy Miller
Replacing Rod Wright and Larry Dibbles
Rod Wright
Roy Miller For as much credit as co-defensive coordinator Gene Chizik gets for having a 28-game winning streak dating to his days at Auburn, he knows his defense wasn't good enough against the run last season (33rd nationally, 130.9 yards per game).
He believes Lokey and Miller can help him improve those numbers. Privately, teammates are saying that Lokey and Miller get a lot more penetration than Wright and Dibbles did last season. They also have been so effective at attracting double teams that coaches are hoping monster lineman Frank Okam will rack up big numbers playing the three-technique tackle position (lined up on the outside shoulder of the guard).
SS Marcus Griffin
Replacing Thorpe Award winner Michael Huff
Marcus Griffin A potential feel-good story for the 2006 season, Griffin toiled as a walk-on for two years before earning a scholarship. He now gets the chance to show he's more than simply the twin brother of All-Big 12 free safety and teammate Michael Griffin.
His teammates respect him. Now he's got to prove at game time that he can help anchor the cover-two zone scheme that Huff led so effectively as the Longhorns finished No. 8 nationally in pass defense last season.
OT Adam Ulatoski and OG Cedric Dockery
Replacing Will Allen
Adam Ulatoski
Cedric Dockery The line prided itself on its nasty attitude last season. There may be a small problem with that this season. Teammates say Ulatoski and Dockery lack the mean streak Allen had. "We're trying to bring it out of them," center Lyle Sendlein said.
Ulatoski, of Southlake Carroll, is physically imposing (6-8, 305) but will have to improve rapidly against speed rushers, or Justin Blalock will move from right guard back to the right tackle position he manned last season.
If Blalock is at tackle, Dockery, the younger brother of former Longhorn and current Washington Commanders guard Derrick Dockery, will be on the field. Once coaches began to mention Ulatoski as a possible starter, Dockery showed some fire. With Young no longer around to turn bad blocking into 60-yard touchdown runs, the right side of the Texas line is a question mark against elite teams.
TE Jermichael Finley
Replacing David Thomas
Jermichael Finley The 6-5, 238-pound redshirt freshman from Diboll was so talented in basketball, he nearly went to Arizona to play football and hoops. He won't play basketball at Texas, but the football coaches are hoping his speed and athleticism will continue to allow the Longhorns to stretch the field from the tight end position.
Senior tight end Neale Tweedie is the better blocker, but Finley says 25 new pounds of muscle and long hours working on his hand positioning have made him more physical at the point of attack. "At 205 last season, I wasn't a tight end, I was a receiver," Finley said. "Now, I'm a tight end."
WR Jordan Shipley
Replacing Brian Carter
Jordan Shipley Shipley is one of the most prolific high school receivers ever. His 264 career catches and 73 touchdown grabs at Burnet are No. 2 all-time nationally. After missing his first two seasons at Texas with knee injuries, Shipley finally appears poised for a breakout season.
K Hunter Lawrence
Replacing David Pino
Mack Brown never used to give scholarships to kickers out of high school. He changed his mind for Lawrence, so Brown needs to see production. If not, senior P Greg Johnson will be kicking field goals, punting and kicking off. That's too much for one player over a 12- to 14-game season.
North Texas at No. 3 Texas, 11 a.m. Saturday (FSNSW, KSKY-AM 660, KWRD-FM 100.7, KNTU-FM 88.1, KJON-AM 850 in Spanish)
