including first-team honors from by Associated Press, AFCA, FWAA, Walter Camp Foundation, Rivals.com, Scout.com 2009 First-team All-Big 12 2009 Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year 2009 NCAA Quarterback of the Year 2009 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award 2009 Davey O'Brien Award 2009 Manning Award 2009 Chic Harley Award 2009 Maxwell Award 2009 Walter Camp Award by the Walter Camp Foundation 2009 Sporting News College Athlete of the Year 2009 Heisman Memorial Trophy Finalist, 3rd Place 2009 AT&T ESPN All-America Player of the Year Texas Longhorns #12 retired Candidate for Heisman and other national awards McCoy was mentioned as a Heisman Trophy candidate in his sophomore year (2006), and he appeared on the Athlon Sports pre-season Heisman watch at the start of the 2007 season. The talk became more widespread during his junior year, as McCoy was mentioned by several analysts and voters as a potential 2008 Heisman winner. McCoy was the unanimous front-runner in an October 20 poll of 10 Heisman voters conducted by the Rocky Mountain News. Tim Tebow, quarterback of the Florida Gators, had a vote as the 2007 winner. Seven games into the season he said that McCoy would have his vote at that point in the season. In the 45–21 victory over Baylor, McCoy passed for 300 yards and five touchdowns. The Associated Press story commented, "McCoy likely refueled his Heisman Trophy bid by completing 26 of 37 passes for his fourth 300-yard game this season, and eighth of his career, even without playing the final 12 minutes. The touchdowns went to four different receivers, though he did have two interceptions." On November 11 (with UT holding an 8–1 record) Heisman voter Rodney Gilmore of ESPN.com had McCoy listed third of five Heisman candidates. Gilmore said, "I love his numbers (78 percent completion percentage, 28 touchdowns, only 7 interceptions and 2,879 yards) and his gutsy second-half performance against Texas Tech. And I have not forgotten about his epic performance against Oklahoma just a few weeks ago. However, Harrell outplayed McCoy head-to-head in the showdown last week, so Harrell has a leg up on him for now, but McCoy is within striking distance." That same day, the Rocky Mountain News poll listed Harrell first and McCoy second in their weekly poll of 10 Heisman voters. Harrell received 44 points and 7 first-place votes while McCoy had 34 points and 2 first-place votes. On November 25, 2008,