Colt McCoy worried Palin has “gone rogue” on Heisman campaign

AUSTIN, TX — Texas Lonhorns quarterback Colt McCoy is expressing concern today that Alaska Governor Sarah Palin has become a hindrance to his Heisman Trophy campaign.

“We think she’s going rogue,” McCoy said. “She’s increasingly off-message, and there is reason to believe that it is intentional. We think she is trying to set herself up for a future run at the Heisman.”

McCoy hired Palin recently to help his ailing Heisman campaign when Oklahoma’s Sam Bradford and Florida’s Tim Tebow began to steal national attention.

“We saw how popular she was, especially in the Southeast,” McCoy said. “So we brought her out here to see if she could ratchet up the support for the campaign a bit. So far, no such luck.”

Palin has been drawing large crowds on behalf of McCoy, but a series of blunders and missteps have cost the campaign dearly. For example, Palin recently was unable to name last year’s Heisman Trophy winner (Tim Tebow) and was also very unclear about the role of a quarterback on a football team. She mistakenly stated that the quarterback was in charge of recruiting and fundraising.

Recently, McCoy was concerned with Palin’s seeming obsession toward linking Tebow with unrepentant dometic terrorist William Ayres.

“Tim Tebow is an academic All-American at a university,” stated Palin at a recent rally. “You know who else works at a University? William Ayres! Enough said. You will never see Colt McCoy at a university, ever.”

“It’s problematic,” McCoy said. “The public loves her, so we can’t get rid of her. But the public also realizes she has no business being involved in something so serious as a Heisman Trophy campaign. Bottom line, I should’ve checked her references a bit more.”

For his part, Tebow is supportive of the role Palin has taken.

“She’s been great,” Tebow said. “The Palin-effect is worth like two touchdowns per interview. If she goes on Larry King, it’ll be like I ran for 8,000 yards this year. Pretty awesome.”

It’s going to be tough for this sport to sweep any nations, but it’s still pretty frickin’ cool!