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The Night Vince Young Toppled USC’s Dynasty

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Todd McShay

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Vince Young and Texas’s victory over the juggernaut Pete Carroll USC football program in the 2006 Rose Bowl comes in at no. 13 on The Ringer’s list of 100 Best Sports Moments of the Quarter Century. Todd McShay recalls being at the game during his first televised appearance, for what remains his most cherished live sports moment.

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