College Career
Metcalf attended and played college football at the University of Texas where he was an All-Southwest Conference selection three times. He was the 1987 Southwest Conference player of the year and a 2nd team All-American. He is the only player in Texas history to lead the team in all-purpose yards all 4 years and holds every school receiving record for a running back.
He was also a track and field star who won two NCAA Championships for Outdoor long jump (1986, 1988). He was a four time All-American who set both the school's indoor and outdoor long jump record. He twice came in third in the NCAA Indoor long jump and won SWC titles in both the Indoor and Outdoor long jump. At the 1988 USA Track and field championship, he won with a career best 27-8 1/4 was, at the time, the 4th best in American history and 8th best ever. But he finished in 8th at the 1988 Olympic Trials and missed out on his only shot at the Olympics.
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