Vince Young, Superman

Since Illinois doesn't really have a football team, I've been following the Texas Longhorns all year and sort of adopted them as my team and even saw them trounce Texas Tech in Austin. Even bought my son a Vince Young jersey and added the University of Texas as an approved choice for his higher education.

Convenient, I know. Jump on the bandwagon of the #2 team in the country. I make no excuses. We have a close friend who lives in Austin and went to the University of Texas, so why not? Burnt Orange is close enough.

Anyway, in case you didn't see the game, let me set the scene. USC was rolling. They went up 12 with 6:42 left and things did not look promising for Texas. Vince leads the Longhorns to a TD with 4 minutes left, cutting the lead to 38-33, so they're still alive. Then in one of the key plays of the night, the resilient Texas defense then holds USC on a 4th and 2 play at midfield to give Vince one more shot.

He delivered. The winning TD came on a 4th and 5 play from the 9 with 19 seconds left to lead the Longhorns to victory. Unbelievable.

Here's Vince Young's line for the evening:

• Rushing: 200 yards on 10 carries, 3 TDs
• Passing: 30/40 for 267 yards

Congratulations to the Texas Longhorns. National champs for the first time since 1970.

Congratulations also to the USC Trojans, who had an amazing run for almost 3 years. 34 in a row and 2 national titles.

Both teams lived up to the hype tonight. What a game.

Vince Young, Superman