Spring usually means online MLB betting, but college football betting players will have their eyes on the spring games as teams start to see who they can build around. There’s a huge task at Texas for coach Mack Brown as the Longhorns missed the postseason for the first time since 1997, and they may look to the younger brother of their former start pivot.
Case McCoy was the best player in Texas’ spring game, and while he isn’t even as big as older brother Colt, who is a legend in Austin, McCoy is going into his sophomore year, which means he has time to fill out. Most of his work in the spring game came against the first-team defense with the second-string offense, which is a good sign for McCoy (or a bad sign for the defense, however you want to look at it). McCoy is battling with last year’s starter, Garrett Gilbert, who took over for Colt, and he has a chance as Gilbert had a problem with turnovers in 2010, and that was a major reason that the Longhorns finished 5-7.
There will be a lot of pressure on McCoy if he does win the starting job because he’s going to play in the shadow of Colt, who finished with the all-time NCAA record for wins as a starting quarterback. The Longhorns also have a new offensive coordinator in Bryan Harsin, who left Boise State, so there’s a new offense to learn. But McCoy is off to a good start, and could play a major part in Texas improving their sports betting odds next season.



