Stop me if you’ve heard this one before….

Said (Colt) McCoy, who was battling the flu: “We just had to keep fighting as a team. Not everything is going to go our way every time we step on the field.” (Dallas Morning News)

The Heisman hopeful QB of the #2 Texas Longhorns looked downright average at times on Saturday night and it was apparently because he battled the flu all week. Of course, that was news to everyone once the game was over.

In fact, while the flu does impact college teams, it’s popping up quite frequently as a nice excuse, especially when teams don’t perform quite like they were expected.

The #1 Florida Gators, who struggled to put away an unranked Tennessee team many expected to get violated by the Gators, has been struggling with the flu, too, it seems.

The Vols coach, Lane Kiffin, had a different take on the outcome of the 23-13 loss.

I don’t know. I guess we’ll wait and after we’re not excited about a performance, we’ll tell you everybody was sick. (ESPN)

Leave it to Kiffin to not mince words. Players getting sick is not a new trend, but methinks Kiffin isn’t off the mark either.

Editor’s Note: This post would have been much better, but I think I’ve got the flu or something.