Case McCoy nominated for Discover Orange Bowl-FWAA Courage Award

DALLAS (FWAA) – Texas quarterback Case McCoy is the weekly nominee for the 2013 Discover Orange Bowl-FWAA Courage Award that will be announced at the end of the season.

McCoy, a 6-2, 200-pound senior from Graham, Texas, and the younger brother of former UT quarterback Colt McCoy, fought a skin condition known as scleroderma for eight years starting at age four. The disease McCoy endured causes the hardening of the skin and the tightening of connective tissues. Treatments included a shot every week on Wednesday's that caused McCoy to become nauseous and violently sick.

"I started to realize, OK, this is pretty serious," McCoy told ESPN.com.

Once a month the family would make a trip from Graham in West Texas to Scottish Rite Hospital for Children in Dallas where McCoy was observed. Finally, in 2004 his scleroderma was no longer active. Case McCoy still has blemishes above and below his left cheek from the disease.

McCoy took over the starting quarterback role at Texas because of a concussion suffered by David Ash earlier this season. The Longhorns currently are undefeated in Big 12 Conference play along with Baylor going into a game against Oklahoma State on Saturday in Austin. McCoy is 5-1 as a starter this season.

About the Orange Bowl

The Orange Bowl is a 351-member, primarily-volunteer non-profit sports organization that promotes and serves the South Florida community. The Orange Bowl features a year-round schedule of events culminating with the Discover Orange Bowl on January 3, 2014. Other Orange Bowl core events include the MetroPCS Orange Bowl Basketball Classic, Orange Bowl Youth Football Alliance presented by Sports Authority, Orange Bowl International Tennis Championships, Orange Bowl International Youth Regatta, Orange Bowl Swim Classic and Orange Bowl Paddle Championships. For more information on the 2013-14 Orange Bowl events, including promotional and volunteer opportunities through the Ambassador Program, log on to www.orangebowl.org.

The Football Writers Association of America, a non-profit organization founded in 1941, consists of more than 1,200 men and women who cover college football. The membership includes journalists, broadcasters and publicists, as well as key executives in all the areas that involve the game. The FWAA works to govern areas that include game-day operations, major awards and its annual All-America team.

(Via TexasSports.com)

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