Colt McCoy struggles calling Apple Cup

During his 13-year NFL career, quarterback Colt McCoy garnered a reputation for being a serviceable backup who could get the job done when called upon.

Two games into his college football broadcasting career with NBC Sports, McCoy has been more like the unstable rookie who seems overwhelmed by the job’s magnitude.

NBC announced in August that McCoy would appear on the Big Ten College Countdown studio show and also work as a game analyst for Big Ten college football games. In his debut last week calling Colorado-Nebraska, the 37-year-old’s lack of energy and experience came through for many viewers.

Saturday, he had a chance to redeem himself while calling the Apple Cup between Washington and Washington State alongside Paul Burmeister on Peacock.

Unfortunately, he failed to wow many viewers once more.

During the game intro, McCoy swayed back and forth nervously while speaking with a repetitious tik that distracted from the information he was attempting to convey.

Former Seattle Times sportswriter and Seattle sports radio host Danny O’Neil started charting moments during the broadcast when McCoy appeared unclear on the rules or what was happening on the field.

In one instance, McCoy took a closer look to make sure a Washington receiver got both feet inbounds on a touchdown catch, even though college football only requires a receiver to have one foot inbounds on any reception.

Unfortunately for McCoy, the reviews weren’t much kinder from many other viewers as well.

It’s not as though McCoy doesn’t have media talent. He has excelled in breaking down film, which he did for each of the top quarterback prospects in the NFL Draft for Underdog Fantasy this past year. For the time being, he may simply be better suited for that role and a studio spot where he has more time to work out his analysis.

Frankly, it feels like NBC is letting McCoy down by throwing him out there as a game broadcaster too soon before he’s had a chance to get the necessary reps. Perhaps he’ll improve over time, but there’s only so much time that broadcasters get these days, especially at NBC .

In the meantime, credit due to Burmeister, who is doing the lord’s work keeping these broadcasts on the tracks. Working alongside the veteran play-by-play announcer will hopefully pay dividends for McCoy.

[Peacock]

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