Horns Up! Can Texas Win The Big 12 With Case McCoy?

This simple quote spoken by Mack Brown on Monday’s Big 12 teleconference raised eyebrows in and around Hill Country on Monday. This is Case’s team now?  What’s happening with David Ash? Is Ash going for a medical redshirt?  What about Overstreet and Swoopes?

All of these question from just one quote. What does it all mean?

This will be a run first offense.

Yes, that might be a scary thought for Longhorns fans but with the emergence of Johnathan Gray and Malcolm Brown, it might not be that scary anymore. Let’s be real.  Case McCoy is limited in his abilities as a quarterback. He can’t scramble like David Ash and does not possess Peyton Manning accuracy. He is a game manager. How he was used in the Red River Shootout last weekend was ideal for Case under center. Throw it to only keep the defense honest and dominate the time of possession. That’s how you win with Case McCoy.

Defense must consistently get better.

With all due respect to the Texas defense, they haven’t played a dynamic offense yet. They won’t until they host Texas Tech on Thanskgiving and play Baylor in Waco in the season finale. Oklahoma State is rather bland offensively this season and TCU hasn’t been the same without Casey Pachall. The Longhorns can still win the Big 12 with 2 conference losses but it might be difficult.

Can Case McCoy lead the Longhorns to Big 12 glory?

I don’t believe so.  Saturday was an outstanding day for McCoy – it was his breakout game of the season.  However, I am not sold on the defense’s ability in stopping Baylor or Texas Tech. If the defense can’t stop those two prolific offenses, it means Case McCoy will be forced to try and keep up with the Bears and Red Raiders with his arm. Unfortunately the more Case throws the more mistake-prone he is.  If Greg Robinson’s defense continues to play well and dominate against good good quarterbacks/offenses, then I’ll believe it.