Coly McCoy reveals his reaction when Texas joined the SEC

The start of the college football season is right around the corner and can’t come soon enough for some individuals. With all the conference realignment happening, one of the biggest anticipated arrivals is the Texas Longhorns joining the SEC. That means the Longhorns will have plenty of opportunity to face off against the likes of LSU, Georgia, and Alabama, with the Crimson Tide being a foe former Longhorns quarterback Colt McCoy is all too familiar with.

Recently, McCoy was a guest on The Paul Finebaum Show, where he talked about his alma mater. The topic of what could have been in the 2009 national championship game between Texas and Alabama did come up, but the first order of business was getting the former Longhorn star’s thoughts on the program’s move from the Big 12 to the SEC.

“I think I was happy, surprised. Kind of took a little bit of time to process. But I think just the decision makers and folks at UT and Oklahoma were looking at the state of college football in general and kind of felt like that was the best move for our universities. I think they had the right foresight,” said McCoy.

“And man, it’s going to be an awesome year next year. I can’t wait to watch.”

The last time McCoy was on a collegiate field was a showdown with Alabama in the BCS championship game in January of 2010. It was a highly anticipated matchup between the top two teams that season, with both programs entering the contest undefeated. Unfortunately for McCoy, he was knocked out of the game early on, spelling disaster for the Texas offense. The Longhorns would ultimately lose the national championship matchup to the Crimson Tide 37-21. That is also the last time Texas has played for the college football national championship.

As McCoy highlighted, Texas didn’t make the move alone as Oklahoma will join them in their new conference. Not only that, but the Longhorn’s addition to the SEC means that two of their other more significant rivalries are likely to be renewed with the Arkansas Razorbacks and arguably their most hated in-state rival, Texas A&M.

To start their inaugural year in the SEC, the Longhorns will play all of the aforementioned teams except the Crimson Tide. However, Texas and McCoy aren’t too worried about Alabama currently, as they went into Bryant-Denny Stadium last season and took them down on their home field.