Colt McCoy
Colt McCoy Former Texas Longhorns quarterback Colt McCoy says his injured right arm is healing and should be 100 percent in about two weeks, giving him plenty of time to prepare for the NFL combine.

McCoy was knocked out of the Citi BCS National Championship Game early in the 37-21 loss to Alabama. A hit on his shoulder pinched a nerve and caused his throwing arm to go numb.

McCoy was announced as the winner of the Manning Award as the nation's best college quarterback, so NFL teams will be interested in how quickly he recovers.

He said he met with sports doctor James Andrews on Monday and was told he'll have a full recovery without surgery.

"He basically
told me I would be fine with two weeks of rehab," McCoy said. "I certainly expect to go and do things at the combine. I'm doing much better now."

According to Andrews, the latest injury does not make McCoy a higher risk of having it happen again. McCoy was in California to start his rehabilitation. He said his right arm is getting stronger every day.

Back in 2006 when he was a freshman, the same injury, a pinched nerve in his throwing shoulder knocked him out of a loss at Kansas State and affected him two weeks later in another loss to Texas A&M.

Maybe more than any other player heading to the NFL combine, McCoy's performance in front of the scouts will be huge as to when he will be drafted in April.