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Two Vince Young completions to wide receiver Billy Pittman, who caught four passes for 53 yards on the day, helped the Longhorns drive to USC's 17-yard line on the next possession. When Young fumbled on third down, Texas settled for a 34-yard field goal that brought the Longhorns to within five, 31–26.
Vincent Paul Young Jr. (born May 18, 1983) is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback for six seasons in the National Football League (NFL). ). Young was selected by the Tennessee Titans as the third overall pick in the 2006 NFL draft, and he was also selected to be the Madden NFL 08 cover a
Not only because of the level of play between the two teams, but because it also featured Texas QB Vince Young and USC RB Reggie Bush — the runner-up and winner in that year's Heisman Trophy race.
Vince Young's Longhorns took down the then mighty Trojans to snap USC's 34-game winning streak and claim the national championship in an early candidate for the "Game of the Century."
The 2005 Rose Bowl Game was the 91st edition of the college football bowl game, held on January 1, 2005 at the self-named stadium in Pasadena, California.The Texas Longhorns, second-place finishers in the Big 12 Conference's South Division, defeated the Michigan Wolverines, co-champions of the Big Ten Conference, 38-37.
On this date in Texas history, Vince Young and the Longhorns routed Colorado in the 2005 Big 12 championship game.
Less than three weeks before the game, USC's Reggie Bush won the Heisman trophy ahead of second place finisher, and Texas quarterback, Vince Young. Bush had the second highest number of first place votes in Heisman history (O. J. Simpson) and the highest percentage of first place votes, [52] while Young had a record number of second place votes ...
Texas football legend Vince Young is returning to Austin after landing a gig in the Longhorns’ athletics department. Young, who heroically led Texas to the BCS National Championship victory over ...