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Texas quarterback Colt McCoy , center Chris Hall and safety Earl Thomas have been selected to the American Football Coaches Association's All-America Team.

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Colt McCoy of Texas is the unanimous choice as the top quarterback on The Associated Press All-Big 12 team.

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The third-ranked Texas Longhorns and the 21st-ranked Nebraska Cornhuskers will meet on Saturday at Cowboys Stadium in the Big 12 Conference Championship Game.

McCoy named a finalist for Manning Award Tuesday was a good day for Colt McCoy .

Say goodbye, . You have to top 100 yards and at least be on the field for your team's biggest scoring drive of the season to be a legit candidate.

How the Longhorns graded out Saturday: QUARTERBACK: A+ Colt McCoy, needing another big game to boost his Heisman chances, delivered: 479 total yards, four touchdown passes, no interceptions.

Colt McCoy threw four touchdown passes and No. 3 Texas overcame a huge game by Texas A&M quarterback Jerrod Johnson to wrap up an undefeated regular season with a 49-39 win over the Aggies on Thursday night.

By BLAKE HURTIK AUSTIN - Ask any Texas player about who's the leader of the Longhorns' new and improved secondary, and they all point to the same playmaking sophomore.Earl Thomas is only in his second year as a starter, but he has emerged as one of the Longhorns' leaders and one of the top defensive backs in the country.

Several Longhorns have learned they're finalists for various college football awards.

No one covers University of Texas sports like the American-Statesman beat writers.

Tebow won the past two Maxwells. Houston's Case Keenum joins Tebow and McCoy as finalists for the Davey O'Brien Award given to the best quarterback.

Former Chicago Bears and Kansas Jayhawks star Gale Sayers was at Royal-Memorial Stadium on Saturday to watch his alma mater.

Colt McCoy threw for 396 yards and four touchdowns on senior day in his final home game to lead third-ranked Texas to a Big 12 South title and 51-20 victory over Kansas Senior wideout Jordan Shipley caught 10 passes for 108 yards, including a 38- yard touchdown.

When Colt McCoy started his first game at Texas in 2006, the second pass of his career was a sign of things to come: a 60-yard touchdown in a rout of North Texas.

By BLAKE HURTIK WACO - At first, Nick Florence looked more like his Texas counterpart Colt McCoy than a freshman.By the end of the first quarter, Texas' defense had him looking more like an inexperienced player making his seventh career start.

How scary is Nick Florence? Not very. The freshman quarterback started strong on Baylor's first drive, but Aaron Williams ended the Bears' early scoring hopes with an interception in the end zone.

Five things to look for today. We'll answer them on Sunday: 1. Which Nick Florence will Texas get? Baylor's freshman quarterback definitely got defensive coordinator Will Muschamp's attention after Florence threw for 427 yards on the road against Missouri.

Jordan Shipley set a Texas record with 273 yards receiving, including an 88-yard touchdown, and the No.