A five star recruit out of high school,
247Sports.com ranked him the ninth-best recruit in the class of 2019.
[4] McCoy committed to the
University of Southern California (USC) to play for the
USC Trojans.
[9] He graduated early from Mater Dei and enrolled at USC in January 2019. After 17 days, he opted to transfer to the
University of Texas at Austin, as he felt betrayed by
Kliff Kingsbury, the Trojans'
offensive coordinator, leaving USC to be the
head coach for the
Arizona Cardinals of the
National Football League.
[4][10][11] He participated in spring practice with the
Texas Longhorns, before he decided to leave Texas.
[12] He transferred back to USC in June.
[13] He missed several months of the 2019 season due to symptoms that were never diagnosed, and took a
redshirt for the season.
[14][15] McCoy made his college football debut for the Trojans in the 2020 season.
[16] He caught 21 passes for 236 yards and two touchdowns.
[17] After a July 2021 arrest for alleged domestic violence, McCoy was suspended indefinitely from the football team. Citing privacy regulations, former USC coach
Clay Helton was not forthcoming with more information with the media.
[18] Despite all charges being dropped for a lack of evidence, USC did not reinstate McCoy.
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