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College football notebook: Colt McCoy undaunted by Sam Bradford's injury
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Published: September 11, 2009
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After watching his friend and rival
Sam Bradford go down with a shoulder injury,
Texas quarterback
Colt McCoy could have been excused for having second thoughts about not going to the
NFL last spring.
Did the hit that landed the Oklahoma quarterback on the injured list make him worry it could happen to him before he gets a chance to collect an NFL paycheck?
"Not at all,” said McCoy, last season’s runner-up to Bradford for the Heisman Trophy. "You’ve got just as much of a chance getting hurt riding in a car as you do playing the game of football.”
The odds get worse for a quarterback playing behind an inexperienced offensive line like Bradford was. McCoy is protected by a much more experienced group that has three seniors among four returning starters from last season.
Oklahoma hopes Bradford will be able to return in a few weeks, maybe in time to play Texas on Oct. 17 in Dallas. The No. 2 Longhorns (1-0) play at Wyoming (1-0) this Saturday.
Bradford sprained the AC joint in his throwing (right) shoulder when a BYU defender hit him and he fell on his right side.
"That’s one of the worst ways you can get hit, when you’re falling on your shoulder and you can’t do anything about it” McCoy said. "I certainly hope the best for him. He’s a good friend.”
Georgia Tech rallies past Clemson
Scott Blair kicked a 36-yard field goal with 57 seconds left, and No. 15 Georgia Tech defeated Clemson 30-27 in Atlanta after squandering a 24-point lead Thursday night.
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