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Oct. 8, 2009

Senior QB Colt McCoy has been selected as a finalist for the 2009 Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award, which honors football student-athletes who excel both on and off the field.

The finalists will be placed on the Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award football ballot for a nationwide vote beginning today and concluding December 6. Fan balloting is available on the award’s official Web site, www.seniorCLASSaward.com, as well as through text messaging. Fans can text FOOTBALL to 74567 to vote for the finalists. These votes will be combined with votes from coaches and media to determine the recipient of the award.

A three-time first-team Academic All-Big 12 selection, McCoy is on pace to graduate in December with a degree in sports management. He is a five-time member of UT's Athletics Director's Honor Roll and one of UT's most active community service participants who was selected to the AFCA (2008) and Big 12 (2007) Good Works teams. In each of the past two years, McCoy has taken a mission trip to Peru during spring break.

McCoy’s 36-7 career record as a starter ranks first on UT’s all-time victories and is six victories shy of tying Georgia’s David Greene for the all-time NCAA wins record (42). McCoy already holds 44 school records including 14 career, 12 single-season, five single-game, six freshman and seven miscellaneous marks. During his 43-game career, McCoy has completed 928-of-1,320 passes (70.3%) for 10,877 yards and 94 TDs against 38 INTs for a passer rating of 157.3. McCoy’s 928 completions, 1,320 attempts, 70.3 completion percentage, 10,877 yards, 94 TDs and 157.3 passer rating rank first on UT’s all-time lists and he is the first Longhorn to pass for more than 10,000 yards. Overall, McCoy is UT’s all-time leader in total offense and ranks 13th on the NCAA all-time list, having produced 12,161 yards (10,877p/1,284r).

In the first four games this season, McCoy has gone 103-of-145 (71.0%) for 1,145 yards and nine TDs for a 151.0 passer rating, while rushing for another 61 yards and a TD. He is averaging 301.5 total yards per game, which ranks 11th nationally, and leads the nation's top-ranked scoring offense (49.5 ppg).

In 2008, McCoy was a consensus first-team All-American and named the Walter Camp Football Foundation Player of the Year, Chevrolet NCAA Offensive Player of the Year, Archie Griffin Award winner (Touchdown Club of Columbus) and Sporting News Co-Player of the Year. He and went 332-of-433 (76.7%) for 3,859 yards and 34 TDs, with eight INTs, for a passer rating of 173.8, which ranked third nationally. His 76.7 completion percentage set the NCAA single-season record. He posted a UT-record 4,420 yards of total offense and averaged 7.8 yards per play and 340.0 total yards per game, which ranked fifth nationally.

To be eligible for the award, a student-athlete must be classified as an NCAA Division I senior in the Football Bowl Subdivision and have notable achievements in four areas of excellence – classroom, character, community and competition.

An acronym for Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for Staying in School™, the Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award focuses on the total student-athlete and encourages students to use their platform in athletics to make a positive impact as leaders in their communities. The finalists were chosen by a media committee from the list of 30 candidates that were announced in September.

Nationwide balloting begins immediately to determine the winner. Lowe’s, an official Corporate Partner of the NCAA, will announce the Senior CLASS Award™ winner in early January.