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McCoy passes for 282 yards, 4 TDs as No. 10 Texas rolls

From the AP via ESPN:

More than two years in the making, El Paso's big party didn't even last three hours.

Colt McCoy passed for 282 yards and four touchdowns and No. 10 Texas spoiled the biggest regular-season game in Texas-El Paso history Saturday night with a 42-13 victory.

Quan Cosby caught eight passes for 154 yards and a score for the Longhorns (2-0), who built a big first-half lead, then put the game away with McCoy's 15-yard TD strike to Jordan Shipley early in the fourth quarter. Moments later, Rod Muckelroy returned a fumble 26 yards for a touchdown for the final score.

"We got our first win on the road," McCoy said. "We passed the test."

It was the first time the teams had met since 1933, and the excitement over one of El Paso's biggest sports events ever had been building in the border city since May 2006, when the game was first announced.

More here.

Yeah, yeah. Everybody in Texas wants to beat Texas. Except, of course, for Texas fans. Really only the Aggies and Tech ever stand a real chance of doing so, but occasionally somebody pulls it off. I've seen both Rice and TCU knock off the 'Horns in my time, and it really really really sucks when it happens.

Obviously, this didn't happen last night. Not even a scare, which is nice because it means that Texas is a contender this year. I mean, not for the national championship; we're just too shallow on defense, too many freshmen, and it showed--UTEP has a decent offense, but we really should have kept them from moving the ball as much as they did. But if we can get it figured out enough by UT/OU weekend, we might have a shot at the conference.

Actually, now that the North seems revitalized with Mizzou and KU kicking ass, I suppose anything's possible. Maybe we could lose to the Sooners and still win the Big 12. Whatever. I have no idea what I'm talking about.

Anyway, I didn't get to watch last weekend, so this was the season opener for me, and I had almost forgotten how much I love watching Texas play. Especially when they totally dominate. Actually, the third quarter was frustrating, no scoring and all, but it was still fun.

Geaux 'Horns!


Texas' Roddrick Muckelroy, left, returns a fumble recovery for a touchdown
during the fourth quarter of their NCAA college football game Saturday,
Sept. 6, 2008, in El Paso, Texas. (AP Photo/Victor Calzada)

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