The Real Mccoy

Why Mccoy should win the Heisman

Written by: D. Wash

This year's Heisman race isn't cut and dry like many of the races in the past. Instead of one clear front runner, we now have a handful of stars that can all make a solid case for the award of the nations best college football player.

Florida quarterback and media darling Tim Tebow is always mentioned in Heisman discussions, but avid college football fans know that he shouldn’t be one of the front runners. No, the frontrunners should consist of Mark Ingram (RB, Alabama) , Toby Gerhart (RB, Stanford) , and Colt Mccoy (QB, Texas).

All three have numbers that impress, but in my mind Colt Mccoy is the only logical choice for the award. Overcoming the pro-QB bias is no small feat and it’s true that Gerhart and Ingram have definitely earned their spots in the Heisman discussion, but they don't deserve the Heisman nearly as much as Colt Mccoy does.

Ingram's team's success hasn't been based on his production, but rather a dominant SEC defense. He has also been rendered ineffective in a few games this year, which is something that shouldn’t happen to a Heisman candidate. Ingram may still be able to earn himself the trophy, but he'll need to single handedly beat Florida in the SEC title game, something that I doubt will happen. Toby Gerhart is the leader of his team and one of the few reasons Stanford has been successful this year, but it is difficult for a player from a team with a few losses to win a Heisman. Unlike Ingram and Mccoy, Gerhart doesn't have another opportunity to impress the Heisman voters, so while the other two stars pad their resume, Gerhart will just be watching and wondering whether he did enough.


Mccoy is leading a team that is undefeated and near the top of the BCS rankings. Mccoy IS the reason that his team has been so successful this season. Just look at his Thanksgiving day performance. He rushed for a career high 175 yards and was responsible for a total of 5 touchdowns in Texas's win over rival Texas A&M. He's done it again and again this year and there is little doubt in anyone's mind that Mccoy is fully responsible for each and every Texas win. Also, though it technically shouldn't be considered for this year’s award, its hard not to look at Mccoy's total body of work over his college football career. He's been a star at Texas since he stepped onto campus and is now the all time QB leader in career wins in college football. He's put up great performances year after year and has shown that he is one of the greatest college quarterbacks to ever grace the gridiron. The fact remains that Colt Mccoy has been consistently the most excellent player in all of college football and deserves the Heisman Trophy.