Texas QB Colt McCoy keeps close ties to tiny high school home despite family moving on

Schuyler Dixon:

They call this McCoy Country - or TuscolTa, with a Texas Longhorn "T" dropped in for good measure.

This tiny West Texas outpost is home to quarterback Colt McCoy. It doesn't matter that he's getting ready to lead his second-ranked Longhorns against No. 1 Alabama for the national title, or that his dad (a coach) moved the family for another job about the same time he left for Austin nearly five years ago.

"I don't go back probably as much as I should, but when I do I really enjoy it," McCoy said Sunday in Newport Beach, Calif., where the Longhorns are based this week. "There's a lot of down-to-earth people. They really keep in touch with me. They support me. That really is pretty neat.

"I wouldn't change where I came from at all."

It's evident his hometown loves McCoy right back.

Posted by Jim Zellmer at January 6, 2010 1:01 AM
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