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Colt McCoy: So what’s in a name, anyway?
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Texas quarterback Colt McCoy was third in the Heisman Trophy balloting and leads his team in passing and rushing yards, which makes him a sacred Longhorn.
Leave it to some wise guy — not us — to ask a few of the Buckeyes about McCoy’s first name during an interview session Wednesday morning before Ohio State’ daily workout. None of the OSU players took the bait.
“There are not many people with the name ‘Colt’ ” linebacker Marcus Freeman allowed. “I’ve heard it for a couple of years now. It’s a nice name.”
A quarterback’s name, he was asked?
“I guess anybody can take that name,” Freeman said.
Would you name your son Colt?
“I have a son, Vince,” Freeman said.
Not named, by the way, named after Vince Young — that would be former Texas quarterback Vince Young — Freeman said with a chuckle.
“It flows pretty good. It’s definitely a football name,” cornerback Malcolm Jenkins said.
The name obviously plays better in the West.
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By James Copeland
January 5, 2009 7:34 AM | Link to this
Your article says that Colt was third in Heisman trophy balloting when in fact he was second behind Sam Bradford. Tim Tebow was third.