The appropriately named gunslinger is the winningest quarterback in NCAA history with 45 victories as the starter at Texas. As a freshman, McCoy set a single-season school record for touchdown passes and tied an NCAA freshman record with 29 scoring throws (since broken by Sam Bradford). As the Big 12 Player of the Year his junior season, McCoy reset the Texas passing record book with school marks for career touchdown passes, single-season TD passes, most total TDs and most career passing yards. He also set an NCAA record for efficiency in 2008 by completing 76.7% of his passes. After being left out of the Big 12 title game as a junior, the Texas quarterback led his team to an undefeated regular season and conference title, earning a birth in the national title game against Alabama. Yet, Burnt Orange fans are left to wonder what could have been, as the two-time Big 12 Player of the Year suffered a shoulder injury in the first quarter and never returned to a college football field. The Maxwell, Walter Camp and Davey O’Brien Award winner finished his career with 13,253 passing yards and 112 TDs to go with 1,589 yards rushing and 20 more trips to paydirt.
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