Top 10 of the Last 10:The Greatest Team Ever?(Part 3:The Aftermath)

The game was over. Texas had dethroned USC and Vince Young solidified his place in history. In a span of 367 days Vince Young took Texas into the Rose Bowl to beat Michigan, took them to Columbus to beat Ohio State, rally against Oklahoma State, finally defeated Oklahoma, sailed passed Texas A&M, destroyed Colorado, and dethrone USC all seemingly single-handedly. Just as Keith Jackson said, "He should buy some property here, he owns this place." For College Football, it was the end of an era as ABC Sports telecast-ed their last game.

8 months later, ABC Sports became ESPN on ABC and aired their first game,. In April, Keith Jackson retired ending close to 50 years of broadcasting. USC wound up with 574 total yards to Texas' 556. Leinart would finish 29/40 for 365 yards and a touchdown, Young would be 30/40 for 267 yards and 200 rushing yards to combine for 467 total yards and 3 touchdowns(all rushing). LenDale White would have 124 yards and 3 touchdowns. Reggie Bush only had 82 yards and 1 touchdown while Selvin Young had 45 yards and 1 touchdown. The next week, Young and Bush declared themselves eligible for the NFL Draft.

Bush would be the 2nd overall pick to the Saints, Young would be 3rd overall pick to the Titans(LenDale White would follow him), Michael Huff would be the 7th overall pick to the Raiders, and Matt Leinart went to the Cardinals. The next year, USC would go 11-2 winning the Pac 10 and beating Michigan in the Rose Bowl 32-18 while Texas went 11-2 finishing 2nd in the Big 12 South and beating Iowa in the Alamo Bowl 26-24. This year, USC was favorite to win the National Championship but fell to Stanford and Oregon to finish 10-2 and another Pac 10 Championship and will be playing Illinois tomorrow while Texas went 10-3 finishing 2nd in the Big 12 South and beating Arizona State in the Holiday Bowl 52-34. In their rookie years, Bush helped the Saints go 10-6 before losing to Chicago in the NFC Championship, Leinart and the Cards went 5-11, Young turned the Titans from 2-7 to 8-8(with thrillers against Indy, Houston, and the G-men in between). This season Young has led the Titans to their first playoff appearance since 2003.