The year was 2008. Texas football was riding high, in the midst of a six-season run that the program has not replicated since. After replacing the legendary Vince Young, Colt McCoy was the third-year starting quarterback for the Longhorns.
McCoy was completely in command of offensive coordinator Greg Davis’s playbook. But there was a new defensive coordinator in town who was going after McCoy with gusto in practice. Intense, profane Will Muschamp turned every scrimmage situation into vicious competition, and he challenged the established star to raise his game.
