Colt McCoy Drops 470 on UCF, Makes Heisman Statement

Though Central Florida led 3-0 early in the second quarter, there was never any doubt the undefeated Longhorns were safe from Iowa's fate. They didn't lose their quarterback, for one thing. Texas overwhelmed UCF 35-3 behind stellar defense and a huge passing day from Colt McCoy, who completed 33 of his 42 passes for 2 touchdowns and 470 yards, a full 273 of which went to Jordan Shipley. Such extreme aerial explosion mandates further review; to the record books we go:

• Jordan Shipley's 273 yards receiving shatters the previous school record of 198 set by Johnny "Lam" Jones. (Because I know you're curious, the NCAA record was set in 1998 by La. Tech's Troy Edwards, who racked up 405 yards against Nebraska.)
• Colt McCoy's 470 yards passing in a regular season game leaves well behind the previous school best of 419 set by Chris Simms. (Again, not even in the same neighborhood as the NCAA record -- 716 yards, set in 1990 by David Klingler for the run-n-shoot Houston Cougars.)

Great as Texas has been overall, a pedestrian ground game and spotty production from other receivers has literally made the Longhorns' offense something of a two-man show. Shipley's 10 receptions today bring his season total to 74 through 9 games; if he continues at his current pace, he'll finish 2009 with 115 receptions and 1,516 yards, both of which would be single-season school records.

As for McCoy, he already owned virtually all the school's passing records heading into this year, but today's gaudy performance will certainly help his chances to do what no Texas quarterback, including the immortal Vince Young, has ever done -- win a Heisman Trophy.