Vince Young
Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian speaks during the NCAA college football Big 12 media days Thursday, July 15, 2021, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
Sarkisian: No magic trick to make Texas contenders again

By Stephen Hawkins Jul. 15, 2021 05:31 PM EDT

FILE - In this Nov. 25, 2005, file photo, Texas quarterback Vince Young looks to throw a pass against Texas A&M during the first quarter of an NCAA college football game in College Station, Texas. Texas has hired former Longhorns quarterback Young as a special assistant in the athletic department, bringing the College Football Hall of Famer back to the program after he was fired in 2019. Young led the Longhorns to the 2005 season national championship with a last-minute touchdown against USC, before turning pro with an $25 million NFL contract. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)
Texas to pay Young $100,000 in new special assistant job

Feb. 10, 2021 03:08 PM EST

Vince Young returns to Texas as special assistant to AD

Feb. 01, 2021 07:11 PM EST
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas has re-hired former Longhorns quarterback Vince Young as a special assistant in the athletic department, bringing the College...

FILE - In this Jan. 2, 2010, file photo, Mississippi quarterback Jevan Snead (4) throws a pass during the first half of the Cotton Bowl NCAA college football game against Oklahoma State at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Snead, the former Mississippi quarterback who ranks among the school's career passing leaders, has died in Texas. He was 32. Police say officers responding to a deceased-person call found Snead dead in Austin, Texas, Saturday night, Sept. 21, 2019. Austin police provided no information except to say Snead's death isn't considered suspicious. (AP Photo/Mike Fuentes, File)
Jevan Snead, ex-Ole Miss quarterback, dies in Texas at 32

By Jim Vertuno Sep. 23, 2019 11:59 AM EDT

Oklahoma quarterback Jalen Hurts runs in for a touchdown during the first half of the team's NCAA college football game against UCLA on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019, in Pasadena, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
Hurts has 439 scrimmage yards, No. 5 Oklahoma's routs UCLA

By Joe Reedy Sep. 14, 2019 11:14 PM EDT

Texas quarterback Sam Ehlinger takes part in a morning practice at the team's facility in Austin, Texas, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2019. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
Texas pressured to back up promise the Longhorns are 'back'

By Jim Vertuno Aug. 12, 2019 12:41 PM EDT

FILE - In this Oct. 16, 2004, file photo, Texas NCAA college football quarterback Vince Young looks for a receiver during the first half against Missouri, in Austin, Texas. Texas has fired former star quarterback Vince Young from his part-time role as a development officer for poor performance and often being absent from work or not in touch with his supervisors. (AP Photo/Harry Cabluck, File)
Texas fires former QB Vince Young from part-time job

By Jim Vertuno Mar. 09, 2019 01:47 PM EST

FILE - In this Friday, Feb. 5, 2016, file photo, the Goodyear Blimp Spirit of Innovation takes off for a flight over Super Bowl fan sites from the airport in Livermore, Calif. As a nod to its influence and legacy to the game, the iconic airship is being inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as an honorary member — the first non-player or coach to be inducted. The blimp's flight to fame began during the telecast for the 1955 Rose Bowl Game and has led to it being an eye in the sky at over 2,000 games, hovering above stadiums from coast to coast. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)
Rare air: Goodyear Blimp flying high and into Hall of Fame

By Tom Withers Jan. 07, 2019 10:35 AM EST

FILE - In this June 8, 1993, file photo, Raghib Ismail poses at the Los Angeles Raiders training facility in El Segundo, Calif. Texas quarterback Vince Young and Notre Dame speedster Raghib Ismail have been selected, Monday, Jan. 7, 2019, for induction into the College Football Hall of Fame, along with 11 other players and two coaches. (AP Photo/Chris Martinez, File)
Vince Young, Rocket Ismail highlight Hall of Fame class

By Ralph D. Russo Jan. 07, 2019 09:00 AM EST

Ohio State, Washington welcome a more traditional Rose Bowl

By Dan Greenspan Dec. 26, 2018 08:13 PM EST
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — It will be a Rose Bowl of firsts when No. 5 Ohio State faces No. 9 Washington. The Buckeyes and Huskies will meet for the first...

Texas fans head to a tailgate party before the Big 12 Conference championship NCAA college football game against Oklahoma on Saturday, Dec. 1, 2018, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Jeffrey McWhorter)
Texas at Oklahoma 12/1/2018

Dec. 01, 2018 11:30 AM EST

FILE - In this Saturday, April 21, 2018 file photo, Texas wide receiver Jerrod Heard (13) is hit by defensive back Jarmarquis Durst (28) after making a catch during the NCAA college football team's Orange-White spring game in Austin, Texas. Once upon a time, Jerrod Heard had “the juice.” He was the quarterback of the future for the Texas Longhorns and he’d just smashed Vince Young’s single-game school for total offense. He could throw. He could run. He could do just about everything. Then all that juice dried up with a whole lot of losing. A fifth-year senior, Heard heads into his final home game this week as a fifth-option wide receiver and special teams guy. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)
Once Texas' breakout QB, Heard quietly ending career as WR

By Jim Vertuno Nov. 14, 2018 02:38 AM EST