Brian Bowman

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· 2006 season highlights video

A smart, athletic and accurate third-year quarterback ... a member of the preseason Maxwell Award watch list ... tabbed the preseason Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year by The Sporting News ... ranked as the nation's fourth-best QB entering 2007 and the preseason Big 12 Most Valuable Player by Lindy's ... started all 13 games in 2006 ... a Davey O'Brien Award semifinalist ... recognized as The Sporting News' National Freshman of the Year ... honored as the Touchdown Club of Columbus' National Freshman of the Year ... named the Big 12 Offensive Freshman of the Year by the league's coaches and the Big 12 Offensive Newcomer of the Year by The Associated Press ... was twice named the Cingular All-America Player of the Week ... also earned the Walter Camp Player of the Week and received the Master Coaches Survey Game Ball ... earned second-team All-Big 12 honors ... claimed Alamo Bowl Offensive MVP honors ... named the George "Hook" McCullough Co-MVP along with Aaron Ross ... tabbed the Darrell K Royal Most Valuable Offensive Player ... became the first freshman QB in UT history to win 10 games ... completed 217-of-318 passes (68.2%) for 2,570 yards and 29 TDs (seven INTs) ... the 29 TD passes set a UT single-season record and tied the NCAA's single-season freshman mark ... set UT's single-game record with six TD passes against Baylor ... threw TD passes in 11 of 13 games and two TD passes in 10 games ... had a streak of 10 straight games with a TD pass, which ranks second on UT's all-time list ... set UT's freshman single-season mark with 2,570 pass yards and 2,740 total yards ... his 161.8 passer rating ranked eighth nationally ... also rushed for 170 yards and two TDs ... tied the UT record by completing 15 consecutive passes (OSU, 4; KSU, 4; TAM, 7) ... gained valuable experience running the scout team while redshirting in 2005 ... a first-team Academic All-Big 12 selection and a two-time member of UT's Athletics Director's Honor Roll.

REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2006)
Started all 13 games ... a Davey O’Brien Award semifinalist ... recognized as The Sporting News’ National Freshman of the Year ... honored as the Touchdown Club of Columbus’ National Freshman of the Year ... was twice named the Cingular All-America Player of the Week ... named the Big 12 Offensive Freshman of the Year by the league’s coaches and the Big 12 Offensive Newcomer of the Year by The Associated Press ... earned second-team All-Big 12 honors ... claimed Alamo Bowl Offensive MVP honors ... named the George “Hook” McCullough Co-MVP along with Aaron Ross ... tabbed the Darrell K Royal Most Valuable Offensive Player  ... became the first freshman QB in UT history to win 10 games... completed 217-of-318 passes (68.2%) for 2,570 yards and 29 TDs (seven INTs) ... the 29 TD passes set a UT single-season record and tied the NCAA’s single-season freshman mark ... set UT’s single-game record with six TD passes against Baylor ... threw TD passes in 11 of 13 games and two TD passes in 10 games ... had a streak of 10 straight games with a TD pass, which ranks second on UT’s all-time list ... set UT’s freshman single-season mark with 2,570 pass yards and 2,740 total yards ... his 161.8 passer rating ranked eighth nationally ... also rushed for 170 yards and two TDs ... completed passes to 12 different receivers and TD passes to nine different receivers ... tied the UT record by completing 15 consecutive passes (OSU, 4; KSU, 4; TAM, 7) ... participated in 14 plays of 30 yards or more, including nine of 40 yards or more and six of 50 yards or more ... completed passes of at least 40 yards to six different receivers ... completed 12-of-19 passes for 178 yards and three TDs, including 60-yard TD pass, against North Texas ...  also rushed four times for 38 yards and a TD against the Mean Green ... became the first UT freshman quarterback to start and win the season opener since Bobby Layne in 1944 ... completed 19-of-32 passes for 154 yards and a TD against No. 1 Ohio State ... completed 7-of-8 passes for 124 yards and two TDs at Rice ...  posted 212 yards passing and two TDs while completing 18-of-23 passes (78.3%) versus Iowa State ... completed 13-of-15 passes (86.7%) for 178 yards and two TDs against Sam Houston State ... his completion percentage (86.7%) set a UT freshman record for a single game of 15 attempts or more ... opened the game by completing nine consecutive passes ... completed 11- of-18 passes for 108 yards and two TDs versus No. 14 Oklahoma  ... passed for a school-record six TDs, including a 62-yarder and a 50-yarder, while completing 21-of-32 passes (65.6%) for 275 yards against Baylor ... became just the second freshman QB in UT history to complete two TD passes of at least 50 yards in the same game ... also rushed for 26 yards on nine carries against the Bears ... his 301 total yards against Baylor rank seventh on UT’s single-game freshman list ... earned Cingular All-America Player of the Week honors for his performance  ... passed for 220 yards and two TDs on 25-of-39 passing (64.1%) at No. 17 Nebraska ... completed 21-of-31 passes (67.7%) for 256 yards and four TDs at Texas Tech ... also rushed for a career-high 68 yards on nine carries against the Red Raiders ... his 324 total yards against Texas Tech rank fifth on UT’s single-game freshman list ... earned Cingular All-America Player of the Week, the Walter Camp Player of the Week, received the Master Coaches Survey Game Ball and was named Big 12 Player of the Week for his performance ... connected on 23-of-29 passes (79.3%) for a career-high 346-yards and three TDs against Oklahoma State ... his 352 total yards rank second on UT’s single-game freshman list ... went 4-for-4 for 51 yards and rushed for a TD on the first drive at Kansas State before leaving with an injury ... completed 17-of-28 passes for 160 yards against Texas A&M ... tied UT’s record for consecutive completions at 15 by completing his first seven passes against the Aggies to go along with four completions against Kansas State and Oklahoma State ... went 26-of-40 for 308 yards and two TDs, including a career-long 72-yarder, to earn Offensive MVP honors in the Alamo Bowl versus Iowa ... the 72-yard TD pass was the fourth-longest pass play by a freshman in UT history ... redshirted in 2005.

HIGH SCHOOL
Coached by his father Brad McCoy at Jim Ned High ... three-year letterman at quarterback who posted a 34-2 record as a starter ... also served as the team’s punter as a junior and senior ... two-time Associated Press 2A Offensive MVP and first-team all-state selection ... two-time Texas Sports Writers Association first-team all-state ... completed 536-of-849 passes (63.1%) for 9,344 yards and 116 TDs in his career ... ranks as the all-time leading passer in Texas 2A history and is sixth overall in Texas high school history ... the 116 TDs stand third in Texas prep history ... also rushed 206 times for 1,575 yards and 21 TDs ... named All-West Texas MVP covering all classes in 2004 ... led Jim Ned to a 12-1 record and District 3-2A title as a senior ... completed 204-of-315 passes (64.8%) for 3,806 yards and 47 TDs that year ... the 47 TDs ranks No. 6 in 2A and No. 8 overall on the all-time Texas single-season lists ... rushed 71 times for 541 yards and seven TDs ... punted 20 times for a 42.2 average that year ... as a senior against Grape Creek, completed 15-of-19 passes for 402 yards and six TDs in a 55-0 win ... led Jim Ned to a 14-1 record and the 2A Division I finals as a junior ... completed 238-of-371 passes (64.2%) for 3,939 yards and 50 TDs ... the 50 TDs is a single-season Texas 2A record and ranks sixth overall, while the 3,939 yards ranks No. 2 on the 2A single-season list ... rushed 86 times for 521 yards ...  punted 21 times for a 38.7 average that year ... as a junior in the state semifinals versus Shallowater, recorded 320 yards passing and four TDs, while rushing for 150 yards and three TDs in a 49-21 win ... also lettered in basketball and track ... a four-year starter in basketball and all-state selection as a junior ... played point guard as a senior ... played shooting guard his first three seasons and averaged 17 points per game as a junior ... a three-time regional qualifier in track, including the mile relay and 110m hurdles.

PERSONAL
Born 9/5/86, in Hobbs, N.M. ... a member of UT’s Athletics Director’s Honor Roll  ... active in UT’s community service program ... is part of a group of Longhorns that regularly visits patients at the Austin Children’s Hospital ... volunteered as a phone operator at the Children’s Miracle Network telethon ... a prep honor roll student who maintained a 98.2 GPA on a 100-point scale ... a three-year member of the National Honor Society ... tabbed second-team academic all-state as a senior ... three-time academic all-district selection in football and four-time selection in basketball ... participated in church youth group for four years ... volunteer work has included landscaping yards for the elderly, visiting nursing homes, meals on wheels and ministry ... spent three days a week for two years reading at elementary schools and tutoring underprivileged children ... enjoys hunting, fishing and golf ... mother was a shooting guard in basketball and father was a safety in football at Abilene Christian ... father was roommates with Longhorn WR Jordan Shipley’s father at Abilene Christian.

THE C. MCCOY FILE
I can’t live without: Food and friends
Favorite movie: Gladiator
Favorite actor: Denzel Washington
My sports hero: Troy Aikman
Nobody knows how much I like to : Hunt and fish
Favorite TV show: SportsCenter, Seinfeld
After my football career is over, I hope to: Have a great job and a happy family
Favorite music group: AC/DC
My dream as a college football player is to: Lead  team to a national championship
The biggest influence on my football career is: My father
I came to Texas because: The tradition and the chance to compete for a national championship every year

The first hit of the game. Leaving it all on the field. Team first. A Battlefield. A street fight. The feeling inside when you lay someone out. The silence befor the storm. The Storm. Self-Discipline. 9,000 fans for a school with 800 students. FOOTBALL IS EVERYTHING. A entire year in the weight room. Working througth the pain. doing it all for all the players who wore the uniform. Manhood. Two-a-days in 103 Dagree heat. Scarface. What you think about 24/7/365. The silince of the bus. The crowd is so loud you can't heare yourself think. STATE. NO EXCUSES!

My motvation

  August 22,2007

       Texas Football, no comparson to any state or country. Trodeshen is every thing.The title of state Champions is the HIEST award you can get.

        Football is sweet,tears,blood,and dedaction.