Colt named Heisman Finalist

Texas QB Colt McCoy was named a finalist for the Heisman trophy yesterday, the first Texas finalist since Vince Young in 2005.

No Longhorn has won the award since 1998 (Ricky Williams), and no Longhorn quarterback has ever won the award.

Does Colt have a shot at it? The ever popular Rocky Mountain News poll (which has correctly predicted the winner in 18 of the previous 21 years), showed McCoy with a slight lead this week.

You have to figure it is a two horse race between Bradford and McCoy, since it is unlikely that the Heisman will ever go to the same player twice again. And if you look at it, who is more valuable to his team? Where would the Longhorns be without the efforts of McCoy this year?

I'm not the biggest fan of the Heisman trophy, it lost relevance to me in 2005 when Vince Young was clearly college football's best player but Reggie Bush ran away with the award. Bush was certainly deserving of the award, but the margin of victory was ridiculous. Bush received the second most first place votes of anyone in the history of the award at the time, which was a complete slap in the face to Vince Young, one of the most dynamic players to ever grace the college gridiron.

But yes, it would be nice to see another Heisman in Bellmont Hall.