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Longhorn Network profiles Case McCoy's battle with scleroderma

It might be easy to see the Texas quarterback as entitled because of his older brother, but he had to battle a serious disease to get where he is now.

With the strong play of Texas Longhorns quarterback Case McCoy since taking over for the injured David Ash, there has been a lot of talk about the chip on his shoulder.

And while devolving into cliches has been part and parcel of the Case McCoy experience at Texas, there is actually something to it -- McCoy had to overcome a childhood bout of scleroderma to make it to where he is now.

The Longhorn Network recently profiled his battle.