When you think of Texas quarterbacks over the past 25 years, two incredibly productive and iconic names come to Longhorns fans' minds.
Vince Young and Colt McCoy.
Apparently, these two burnt orange legends are incredibly popular with the folks over at ESPN as well because they included them both in the top 15 of their most recent list of the "top 100 college football quarterbacks of the 2000s" list.
Let's take a look at where they actually rank according to ESPN's Bill Connelly:
No.12 Colt McCoy (2006-2009)
College stats:
- 53 games
- 70.3% comp.
- 13,253 passing yards
- 8.1 Y/A
- 112 TDs
- 45 INT
- 1,571 rushing yards
- 3.5 Y/C
- 20 TDs
Awards:
- 2008 Consensus All-America
- 2008 Walter Camp Player of the Year Award
- 2009 Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year
- 2009 Consensus All-America (Unanimous)
- 2009 Davey O'Brien Award
- 2009 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award
- 2009 Manning Award
- 2009 Maxwell Award
- 2009 Walter Camp Player of the Year Award
No.3 Vince Young (2003-2005)
College stats:
- 37 games
- 61.8% comp.
- 6,040 passing yards
- 44 TDs
- 28 INT
- 8.4 Y/A
- 3.127 rushing yards
- 6.8 Y/C
- 37 TDs
Awards:
- 2005 Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year
- 2005 Consensus All-America
- 2005 Davey O'Brien Award
- 2005 Manning Award
- 2005 Maxwell Award
Both of these quarterbacks were undoubtedly two of the most influential and prolific signal-callers of their time, and it's easy to see why they're not only on this list but ranked so highly. These guys will forever be entrenched in the memories of every single Longhorns fan who was able to witness them take the field at DKR.