Wow. Vince Young’s performance tonight will go down as one the greatest in college football history. Young was 30 for 40 with 267 yards passing and delivered an incredible 200 yards rushing on 19 carries with three rushing touchdowns. Trailing by 12 points late in the fourth quarter, Young took over the game and let his team to victory, capping off his amazing performance with an 8-yard touchdown run on fourth down with 19 seconds left to play.
Matt Leinart played a great game, and the USC offense was unstoppable in the second half, but Texas got a huge stop on fourth down with a little over two minutes left to set the stage for Vince Young’s heroics.
I’ve said all year that Vince Young was the best player in the country and the he deserved the Heisman Trophy, and he proved that tonight. I have no idea how well he’ll do in the pros, but he’s one of the best college quarterbacks I’ve ever seen. He’s 6′ 5″ and he can beat you with his arm and his legs. Reggie Bush is an incredible talent, but he didn’t have his best game tonight. His turnover in the first half cost the Trojans, and the Texas defense was able to keep him in check. We also saw again how USC relies on LenDale White to handle the tough carries. Bush has the luxury of getting open field touches while White does the dirty work. Young, on the other hand, carried the entire Texas team on his back.
Finally, Mack Brown deserves this win. He’s a class act and he had to listen to everyone say he couldn’t win the big one. Well, he finally won it. Congratulations.
