More proof how many Blue Staters are easily fooled by whomever the media is rooting for. ;)
More proof how many Blue Staters are easily fooled by whomever the media is rooting for. ;)
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Quarterback Vince Young capped a dazzling performance with a touchdown with 19 seconds to play to rally the Texas Longhorns to an 41-38 upset win over the USC Trojans at the Rose Bowl on Wednesday.
The stunning loss was the first in over two years by the top-ranked University of Southern California, crushing their bid for an historic third consecutive national championship.
"We had plenty of chances to win," said USC coach Pete Carroll. "It's been wonderful doing what we've been doing, it's too bad it had to end. We just couldn't get it done."
Young, runner-up to USC running back Reggie Bush in the Heisman trophy balloting, might have given voters second thoughts on a night that he almost single-handedly denied the Trojans their place in the college football record books.
The elusive Texas quarterback ran for 200 yards for three touchdowns and completed 30 out of 40 pass attempts for another 267 yards, earning offensive player of the year honors and praise from team mates and opponents.
While the Longhorns and their thousands of orange-clad supporters celebrated, the Trojans were left to absorb the shock loss of a game they had been leading 38-26 with less than seven minutes to play.
It was a particularly devastating defeat for Trojans' quarterback Matt Leinart who had spurned the NFL and millions of dollars to return to USC for one final season to chase history.
Instead it was Young who wrote the headlines, scoring the two decisive touchdowns, the biggest of his career coming with just 19 seconds to play.
Fourth down on the USC eight and time running out, Young sent a shudder through the 93,986 fans crammed into every corner of the Rose Bowl when he raced around the right end into the endzone for the game-winning score.
Minutes earlier, Young had put his team in position for the victory when he capped off a 69-yard drive with a 17-yard run to trim the deficit to 38-33.
In the buildup to the Rose Bowl, the game had been hyped as perhaps the greatest college football game of all time and, after an uneven opening half, managed to live up to expectations with the two teams combining for more than 1,000 yards of offence.