Vince Young Shares ‘Scariest Moment’ From 2005 National Championship Game originally appeared on Athlon Sports.
Texas Longhorns quarterback Vince Young was a part of one of the most iconic moments in the program’s history.
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Young ran for a go-ahead touchdown with under 30 seconds to go to beat the USC Trojans 41-38 after a successful two-point conversion in the 2005 National Championship Game.
Young’s efforts secured what would be the most recent national title for the Longhorns.
On a recent episode of “The Triple Option,” the Texas legend discussed the game and what one of the “scariest moments” was from the massive play with some NSFW audio.
The main thing Young was worried about was catching the snap from center Lyle Sendlein, who would send the ball over your head if you were not ready.
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Texas Longhorns head coach Steve Sarkisian.© Aaron E. Martinez/American-Statesman / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images
“That was one of the scariest moments ever because, Coach Brown can vouch for this, Lyle Sendlein is one of those snappers that if you’re not paying attention, it’ll go past your head,” Young said. “So, I had to make sure that I had to catch the **** snap first.”
Young had an incredible season in 2005, but finished second in Heisman voting to USC running back Reggie Bush. Young threw for 3,036 passing yards, 26 touchdowns, 10 interceptions, and ran for 1,050 yards with 12 rushing touchdowns.
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After a successful college career, he was drafted third overall by the Tennessee Titans in the 2006 NFL Draft.
In other Texas news, the Longhorns recently received some recruiting news that they were not hoping to hear. The No. 1 cornerback from Texas in the 2027 class, John Meredith, recently stated that the Texas A&M Aggies are his frontrunner.
The news came after Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian said he wants to keep recruits from leaving the state.
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Fast forward to 2025, and the Longhorns have been to two consecutive College Football Playoffs are hope to make a third. The Longhorns open the year with the Ohio State Buckeyes on August 30.
Kickoff is at Noon ET on Fox.
Related: Texas’ Chances to Reach College Football Playoff Revealed
This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jul 24, 2025, where it first appeared.
