McCoy has a tip for Bradford
Don't get too fancy, Texas QB warns
Colt McCoy likens playing quarterback to teenage driving.
"Your freshman year, it's like when you start driving a car, you stop at every stoplight, put your blinker on, you never go above the speed limit,” the Texas quarterback said. "In the second year, you have your driver's license, it's a little tempting, you pass on the double yellow line, you do some crazy things.”More Info
Most TD passes by a freshman in a season
Tale of the tape: Bradford vs. McCoy
A look at how Oklahoma QB Sam Bradford and Texas QB Colt McCoy measured up during their freshman seasons:
| Player | Year | School | TDs |
| Sam Bradford | 2007 | OU | 36 |
| Colt McCoy | 2006 | Texas | 29 |
| David Neill | 1998 | Nevada | 29 |
| Chad Henne | 2004 | Michigan | 25 |
| Kevin Kolb | 2003 | Houston | 25 |
| Ben Roethlisberger | 2001 | Miami (Ohio) | 25 |
| Philip Rivers | 2000 | NC State | 25 |
| John Denton | 1996 | UNLV | 25 |
| Trevor Vittatoe | 2007 | UTEP | 25 |
A look at how Oklahoma QB Sam Bradford and Texas QB Colt McCoy measured up during their freshman seasons:
| Bradford | vs. | McCoy |
| 2007 | Year | 2006 |
| 36 | TD passes | 29 |
| 8 | INTs | 7 |
| 3,121 | Yards | 2,570 |
| 69.5 | Completion % | 68.2 |
| 176.52 | QB efficiency | 161.82 |
| 1st | Rank | 8th |
| 11-3 | Record | 10-3 |
| 1st | Big 12 South finish | 2nd |
| Fiesta Lost 48-28, West Virginia | Bowl game | Alamo Won 26-24, Iowa |
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