The nearly month-long wait is over as the Texas Longhorns have qualified for the College Football Playoff for the first time ever and in the final year of the current four-team structure.
In the CFP semifinals on Monday night in the Sugar Bowl, No. 3 Texas (12-1) will square off against No. 2 Washington Huskies (13-0), with a trip to the National Championship in Houston on the line.
After stifling Oklahoma State, the Longhorns advance as Big 12 champions, while Washington achieved its first-ever 13-win campaign with a victory over Oregon in the PAC-12 final game.
But one of the best to ever do it – former Auburn star Cam Newton – has weighed in, and he picked a Longhorn.
According to Newton, Texas legend, Vince Young is the best college quarterback to play since the year 2000, beating out names such as himself, Tim Tebow, Matt Leinart, Tua Tagovialoa, Johnny Manziel, and others.
“No. 1 in my list is Vince Young,” Newton said. “The Rose Bowl. What he was able to do that game, no moment was ever too big for him.”
While it is hard to argue against Young being the choice, one thing he doesn’t have that Newton, and those other names do is a Heisman Trophy.
That said, there are many that believe that Young should have won the trophy over Reggie Bush.
Either way, it is nice to see arguably the best quarterback in college football history get his due.
Former Texas Longhorns tight end Ja’Tavion Sanders is expected to be one of the first at his position selected in the 2024 NFL Draft. To help boost his stock even more, he’s taking part in the NFL Scouting Combine, and ran his 40-yard dash on Friday evening in Indianapolis.
Sanders finished with an unofficial 4.74 on his first attempt and a 4.69 on his second.
Take a look at his second attempt:
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