Tag: 2005 National Champions

WATCH: Vince Young’s fourth down touchdown gives Texas the lead

Vince Young scores a touchdown with 19 seconds left to win Texas its first national championship in 25 years. You can watch the play here.

“Fourth-and-five, the national championship on the line right here,” said legendary broadcaster Keith Jackson before Vince Young took a snap that would live in Texas immortality. Down five with under 30 seconds left, Texas needed a touchdown to win their first national championship since 1970.

With pressure coming from the USC defense, Young scrambled to his right, went by a couple defenders, and squeezed into the corner to score. After a successful two-point conversion, Texas now has its first lead over the Trojans since the third quarter, 41-38.

You can watch the amazing play here:

USC will get one last opportunity to get a field goal, with 19 seconds left on the clock. With star players across the entire offense, anything is possible before Texas can be crowned national champions of the 2005 season.

You can watch the final plays of the 2006 Rose Bowl on ESPN.

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WATCH: Texas recovers fumble after Reggie Bush lateral

Reggie Bush tried the unthinkable after a screen pass and tried to lateral the ball to USC WR Brad Walker. You can watch the play here.

Up 7-0 in the opening minute of the second quarter, USC was on the verge of Texas territory looking to add to their lead. Quarterback Matt Leinart and the Trojan set up a beautiful play-action screen to Heisman winning running back Reggie Bush and he darts downfield.

Just as Texas players start to surround him to bring him down, Bush did the unthinkable and tried to lateral the ball to wide receiver Brad Walker. Throwing the ball behind Walker, the Longhorns jumped on the opportunity and recorded their first takeaway of the night.

You can watch the play here:

Texas now takes over with great field position after failing to secure any points on their first two drives. USC is currently up 7-0 early in the second quarter, but it will be hard to contain Vince Young and this Longhorn offense for much longer.

You can watch the rest of the 2006 Rose Bowl on ESPN.

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WATCH: Lee Corso predicts Texas to upset USC

College Gameday was on the scene of the 2006 Rose Bowl and made predictions pregame. You can watch Lee Corso predict UT to upset USC here:

As usual, College Gameday was on the scene before the 2006 Rose Bowl and made predictions before the game. With USC coming in as the favorites, Mark May and Kirk Herbstreit both selected the Trojans to win the game and secure their third consecutive national championship.

Lee Corso on the other hand, went with Texas saying they will “shock the entire universe. Not just the planet Earth, the universe.” He then put on the famous Bevo mascot headgear with the band playing ‘Texas Fight’ in the background.

You can watch it here:

ESPN will be reairing the classic matchup between Texas and USC at 7 p.m. CST.

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