Congy
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| 29 Oct 2012 09:33 PM |
AUSTIN, Texas -- Texas quarterback David Ash has competition again. Not as the starter -- not yet, anyway. After being benched against Kansas in favor of Case McCoy, the sophomore is keeping his job.
"It was a staff discussion yesterday," Texas coach Mack Brown of the decision to name Ash the starter for Texas Tech. "David's body of work has been really good. He has played as one of the best quarterbacks in the country."
Ash failed to generate any significant offense for most of three quarters against a woeful Kansas team before he was pulled with 9:37 left in the fourth. McCoy, who split time as a starter in 2011 with Ash before losing the competition to start this season, orchestrated a come-from-behind 21-17 win with two scoring drives on Texas' last two possessions.
"He was prepared and ready," Brown said of McCoy.
Now Texas is poised and ready to play McCoy at any time.
"We would not hesitate to put Case in after Saturday for sure," Brown said.
So Texas prepares for Saturday's game against Texas Tech and a defense that is ranked 12th overall nationally, and Ash finds himself fighting for his job. He's thrown four picks in his past three games, while the more-than-capable McCoy waits in the wings.
"I've got to learn from it and move on," said Ash, who has completed 69 percent of his passes and has 12 touchdowns against five interceptions. "I'm not going to look at things that are out of my control. I'm going to try and control things that I can control."
At times, Ash has not been productive in critical situations inside the red zone. In the fourth quarter against West Virginia, he and center Dominic Espinosa were confused on a shotgun snap, and the miscue pushed Texas into a field goal attempt that it missed.
Against Kansas, there was another botched shotgun snap. Ash again took the blame, saying he should have been on a silent count instead of trying to call the snap over the crowd. In two other situations, against WVU and KU, Ash audibled into plays that cost scoring chances.
Meanwhile, McCoy made the correct signal on a 41-yard pass play late in the fourth to Mike Davis to set up the winning touchdown. Davis was supposed to run a go route. The corner was sitting on that route, and McCoy singled for a double move. Davis was wide open, and McCoy hit him.
Ash's confluence of miscues coupled with McCoy's ability to shine in critical moments -- he also threw for two late touchdowns against Oklahoma when he replaced an injured Ash -- have left lingering questions as to who should be the starter or even how much the starter should play.
Neither quarterback wanted to address that specifically. Ash said he would not look over his shoulder. McCoy said he is ready when needed.
"Bottom line is I prepare every week like I'm going to be the starter," said McCoy, who is 16-of-24 for 275 yards with four touchdowns in relief this season. "And I know that if I ever get throw into the fire again, I'm going to prepare just like I did and hopefully have the same outcome." |
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| 29 Oct 2012 09:37 PM |
with Ash at starter we won't
Texas Tech is a shootout team, at least this year.
We have to put up some steady points at the beginning to carry out a win, and McCoy looks better, throwing three TDs and 0 INTs to Oklahoma and getting us a win from almost an embarrassing loss to KANSAS. |
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| 29 Oct 2012 09:38 PM |
| no. tech is a bunch of phonies. |
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| 29 Oct 2012 09:42 PM |
the same david ash that threw two INTs to kansas? and what about case mccoy with no INTs to kansas or oklahoma? |
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| 29 Oct 2012 09:44 PM |
GO TEXAS TECH!
Yeaaa! Life-Long Fan.
My area hates UT XD |
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| 29 Oct 2012 09:45 PM |
| Both my parents and the majority of my family (besides two Texas States, two UTSAs, one Concordia, one A&M, and one Arizona State) went to UT. |
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| 29 Oct 2012 09:47 PM |
Dad went to Texas Tech. I always wanted to go to Baylor or A&M. |
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| 29 Oct 2012 09:47 PM |
A&M sux Baylor is a really good school though. |
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| 29 Oct 2012 09:50 PM |
Yes I know. I want to go to Baylor, but I have a large group of friends going to A&M.
:3 |
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| 29 Oct 2012 09:53 PM |
@Extemmas Ash was in the game until the 4th quarter
Then McCoy won it for us. |
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| 29 Oct 2012 09:54 PM |
Yes, but Case didn't start, did he?
Ash started for all 4 quarters of football, and let me tell you something - McCoy didn't get put in until the last 9 minutes of the 4th.
Oklahoma? Ash started for the majority of the game until he was injured.
Ash threw the INTs, not McCoy I think you're getting the two confused up |
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