ESPN radio reports that McCoy is in the locker room without his pads after he was treated for the injury. His roommate and close friend Jordan Shipley has gone to the locker room to console him.
Alabama took advantage of the good field position and moved the ball consistently on the play. It looks like they have Texas on its heels.Texas star quarterback Colt McCoy left the BCS title game early in the first quarter because of an undisclosed injury, and he had not returned by early in the second.
Freshman Garrett Gilbert replaced McCoy, a two-time Heisman Trophy finalist.
We’ll have more updates later, including halftime and postgame reports.
UPDATE: McCoy has a right shoulder injury and will be re-evaluated at halftime. It doesn’t look good for him, or the Longhorns, at this point.McCoy was 2-of-2 for nine yards when he was injured.
Freshman Garrett Gilbert took over for Texas and has struggled against Alabama.
Texas took a 3-0 lead later on the first series, but Alabama lead 14-6 in the second quarter.
McCoy, who set the all-time wins record for quarterbacks, threw for 3,521 yards and 27 touchdowns this year. He finished in the top three in Heisman voting each of the past three years.
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