He also was a standout basketball player earning All State honors and once recording 47 points in a victory over Carthage High School.
McCown came into the Oklahoma State game with a 17-13 lead in the third quarter and guided the Aggies to a 38-19 victory, completing 5-of-11 passes for 108 yards.
McCown won the starting quarterback job after connected on 11-of-13 passes for 167 and 2 touchdowns off the bench against North Texas.
He started the next five games including a win against #2 Nebraska in which he connected with Chris Taylor for an 81-yard bomb for the first score.
McCown missed the Big 12 Championship Game and the Nokia Sugar Bowl due to a broken collarbone suffered diving for a touchdown in the fourth quarter against Texas.
McCown helped lead the Aggies to an 11-3 record, a tie for the 2nd most wins in one season in Texas A&M history.
He connected with Chris Taylor for a 96-yard bomb for a touchdown against Tulsa, which ranks as the longest play from scrimmage in school history.
In 2000, McCown played quarterback for the Houston Marshals of the Spring Football League (SFL).