McCoy out to get even

Texas quarterback Colt McCoy doesn't have many losses

Two in particular, though, are pretty galling to the NCAA record-holder for wins by a starting quarterback.

McCoy has a losing record against rival Texas A&M. It's a blemish he'd like to erase when the No. 3 Longhorns (11-0, 7-0 Big 12) and Aggies (6-5, 3-4) play tonight.

"I think it's a great opportunity, but I want to win every game," McCoy said. "It's going to be tough. They're going to fight."

McCoy is 1-2 against Texas A&M and 0-2 against Kansas State. Those are the only teams with winning records against the senior who is 43-7 in his career.

McCoy was a freshman in 2006 when Texas lost to A&M 12-7. He had been injured with a pinched nerve in his neck and shoulder two weeks earlier, and came back to play against the Aggies in a game that could have won the Big 12 South.

He really wasn't ready to return to the field, but the Texas coaches felt they didn't have much choice.

McCoy got weaker as the game wore on and threw three interceptions.

"We shouldn't have played him that day, in retrospect," coach Mack Brown said.

After Texas fell behind late in the fourth quarter, a hard hit aggravated the injury and he was carted off the field. Some Aggies fans have taunted him with the nickname "Cart McCry" ever since.

The consecutive losses to end the season knocked the Longhorns out of the Big 12 title championship game.

The loss also snapped a streak of six consecutive wins over the Aggies.

In 2007, the Longhorns started 0-2 in conference play before rallying with five straight wins. They still had had an outside shot at the South division title when they drove to College Station.

Texas A&M jumped to a 17-0 lead. McCoy had three turnovers and was sacked four times in a 38-30 loss.

McCoy finally beat A&M last season, passing for 311 yards in a 49-9 victory in Austin.

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More football

UNC kickers charged: North Carolina kicker Casey Barth and punter Grant Schallock appeared in Orange County court on Wednesday. Each received a continuation until Nov. 30 for charges stemming from an Aug. 27 incident.

Barth, 19, was charged with two misdemeanors, one for attempting to purchase alcohol with someone else's driver's license and one for attempting to obtain alcohol as a 19-year-old. Schallock, 20, received one citation for attempting to obtain alcohol as a 20-year-old.

Each player had previously been "internally" disciplined, UNC spokesman Kevin Best said. They will play against N.C. State on Saturday.

ECU offers $10 tickets: ECU will offer upper deck tickets normally reserved for students for $10 for Saturday's 1:30 p.m. game at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium against Southern Miss.

Sales will begin online at midnight tonight. Approximately 700 tickets remain for the contest that will determine if ECU claims the C-USA East Division title and hosts next week's league championship game.

Purchases can be made by visiting www.ECUPirates.com or by calling the ECU athletics ticket office at 800-342-5328 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Friday. The ticket office will also open at 10 a.m. Saturday before closing at halftime.

Area trio in East Coast Bowl: Shaw cornerback Quintez Smith, the CIAA defensive player of the year, and Bears defensive lineman Isaiah Thomas will play in the East Coast Bowl on Saturday in Petersburg, Va.

N.C. Central defensive lineman Gabriel Manns has also been selected to play in the East Coast Bowl.

The game features players from Divisions I-FCS, II and III as well as NAIA from the Mid-Atlantic Region.

Basketball

Shaw games shifted: Saturday's games between Shaw and St. Paul's on in Raleigh at C.C. Spaulding Gymnasium instead of at St. Paul's. The women begin at 2 p.m. and the men at 4 p.m.

Campbell food drive: The Campbell Presidential Scholars Club and department of athletics have teamed to help stock the Harnett County Food Pantry. Donations of non-perishable food items will be accepted at the Pope Center for basketball games in November and December.

On Friday, anyone who brings two nonperishable food items to the Pope Center will gain free admission for the doubleheader against North Florida. The women's game begins at 4 p.m. and the men's game at 6:15.

Tuesday's result

Volleyball

N.C. State 3, North Carolina 2: Lisa Kretchman had 15 kills and Keri DeMar added 14 as the host Wolfpack (8-27, 1-19 ACC) outlasted UNC (15-16, 11-9) 22-25, 25-23, 25-22, 10-25, 16-14.

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