What’s Bugging Me: Vince Young Refuses to Play As a No. 2 Quarterback

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Published: June 9, 2009

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... we've ever seen at the college level in a National Championship game. The former Texas Longhorns quarterback helped his No. 2 ranked team shock the world by upsetting the No. 1 ranked USC Trojans 41-38, in arguably one of the most exciting games in NCAA history.

In my opinion (and I'm sure others will agree), Vince Young would not have been selected as high in the draft a few months later if not for his performance in the National Championship game. He single-handedly denied the Trojans their third straight national championship, and ended their 34-game winning streak, their first loss since a regular season game against California in September 2003.

Young took home MVP honors as he finished the night 30-for-40 for 267 yards, along with his 200 yards rushing and three touchdowns. With the Longhorns down 12 late in the fourth quarter, Young ran for two scores in the final five minutes of the game, including an eight-yard touchdown on a critical fourth-and-five play with 1...

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