12 Days Until Kickoff: Colt & ET

[Blake Munroe]

When you think of No. 12 at Texas, it starts and ends with Colt McCoy and Earl Thomas.

McCoy finished his Texas career with a 45-8 record as a starter, 13,253 passing yards, 112 passing touchdowns and 14,824 yards of total offense. He was a two-time consensus All-American, won the Walter Camp Award twice, and took home the Maxwell, Davey O’Brien and Manning Awards in 2009. Texas eventually retired his No. 12.

Thomas was just as dominant on the other side of the ball. In only two seasons, he piled up 149 tackles, 10 interceptions and 33 pass breakups. His eight interceptions in 2009 set a Texas single-season record, and he earned consensus All-American honors while helping lead the Longhorns to the national championship game.

12 days until kickoff, yall. 

[UTexas]

Colt and Earl were 2 of the absolute best to ever do it at Texas!!!!

College football returns this week. We’ve just about made it folks.

🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼

[Gerry Hamilton]

Neither nationally recruited … both were absolutely talent maximizers 

[Uthookem4800]

11 minutes ago, Gerry Hamilton said:

Neither nationally recruited … both were absolutely talent maximizers 

I wish we can interview Earl Thomas on OTF

[Alex Butler]

Wish we could’ve had a shot at Florida in the 2008 season. I think we would’ve beaten them and might not have been too close. Same with Bama in 2009 I’d Colt doesn’t get hurt we realistically could’ve won back to back Nattys. 

[alrightalrightalright]

3 minutes ago, Alex Butler said:

Wish we could’ve had a shot at Florida in the 2008 season. I think we would’ve beaten them and might not have been too close. Same with Bama in 2009 I’d Colt doesn’t get hurt we realistically could’ve won back to back Nattys. 

This has been my longstanding head-canon

[Oldest Horn]

Ted Constanzo, anyone?😏

[Deep in the heart]

4 hours ago, Gerry Hamilton said:

Neither nationally recruited … both were absolutely talent maximizers 

ET wasn't the highest rated recruit coming out of West Orange Stark that year. ET was an absolute diamond in the rough.

[Jeff Howe]

I’m doing my sworn duty to remind everyone that Eric Berry is in possession of a Thorpe Award that belongs to Earl Thomas.

[Jeff Howe]

Earl Thomas is on my DBU Mount Rushmore with Jerry Gray, Johnnie Johnson and Nathan Vasher.

His ‘09 season is one of the best a Texas defensive player has ever had. Earl was only on the field for two years, but he might’ve had the best two-year run of any Longhorn DB ever.