KANSAS CITY, Mo. — No hard feelings, Texas junior quarterback Colt McCoy said Wednesday when asked if he looked forward to seeing Colorado freshman running back Darrell Scott when the Longhorns visit Boulder on Oct. 4.
McCoy served as one of the hosts when the blue-chipper made an official visit to Austin before signing with CU in February.
“Sure, I’ll say hello to him,” McCoy said during the final day of the Big 12 football preview. “I showed him around. He was down here for a while. It’s fun to keep in touch with those guys that you meet on recruiting trips, guys that go to different schools.”
Scott, 6-feet-2 and 215 pounds, was recruited by dozens of schools but ultimately narrowed his choices to CU and Texas. He rushed for 2,433 yards and 33 touchdowns as a senior at Ventura (Calif.) St. Bonaventure and was ranked as high as the nation’s No. 2 high school prospect for all positions by Internet recruiting sites.
“I’m sure Darrell knew in the back of his mind where he wanted to go; that’s great for Colorado,” McCoy said. “I’m sure he’ll do great there. I hope for the best.”
Center of attention.
As a former Fort Collins High School star, Oklahoma senior center Jon Cooper knew he would get some phone calls and text messages from some old pals who wanted to rub it in after the Sooners’ 27-24 loss at CU last season.
He was braced for the worst.
“Yeah, I heard about it quite a bit,” Cooper said. “But at least most of my friends took it easy on me for a while. They know I really don’t like losing. They let it settle for a little bit. I still hear about it. But we’ve got the ring (for the Big 12 championship), so it’s OK.”
Footnotes.
Second-year Iowa State coach Gene Chizik called the Cyclones’ 31-28 victory over CU a “turning point” for his program. “The Colorado game . . . we were down 21 at halftime and were able to scratch and claw our way back,” he said. “That’s hard to do in this league. I think our players understand now that you don’t look at the scoreboard, you keep going, that small victories (in individual one-on-one battles on the field) turn into big victories.” . . . Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops said running back DeMarco Murray’s surgically repaired knee “is on schedule and he looks great.” Murray dislocated a kneecap against Texas Tech. . . . Asked how long he will coach, Texas’ Mack Brown said: “As long as I’m healthy and as long as we’re doing the job that’s best for the University of Texas. Very honestly, after my knee (replacement), it’s been like a miracle for me. I feel so much better than I’ve felt for 15 years.”
Tom Kensler: 303-954-1280 or tkensler@denverpost.com
