Texas offense has been the focus of the team all season long. This is because of two words and those two words alone: Vince Young. Vince Young emerged on the national scene by his superman-esque performance in the Rose Bowl a years ago against Michigan. He ran for four touchdowns and thrown one. He brought the team back from down 10 points in the fourth quarter to win the game by one point. He was the early Heisman candidate, and kept his name on the top of the list till the end. He was one of only three Heisman candidate invited to New York for the award presentation.

His playmaking ability has been the one and only in college football. The game had never seen anyone in this position play like this ever. He can make so many plays with his legs. This year he even improved his passing game to become a more complete quarterback. The highlight television stations keep playing again and again was his pass to Limas Sweed for a touchdown that took the lead in the Ohio State game.

Something the national media failed to emphasize on is Vince's leadership. He has taken on the leader role in the team. He is the leader of the whole football team, both offense and defense. His vocal and jovial character brought cohesion and harmony to the team.

Another thing the national media failed to emphasize on is the rest of the offense. Not too many people know how good this bunch is. The team can't come this far without them. They deserve more credit than they are given. Especially the offensive line. I haven't seen enough football to say this, but I'm going to say it anyway. This offensive line is one of the best in the nation, definitely the best since I have started following this team since 2000. The line includes:
LT Jonathan Scott (first team All American), LG Casey Studdard, C Lyle Seidlein, RG Will Allen (third team All American), RT Justin Blalock (third team All American)
The running games, of quarterback Vince Young and of the running back by committee, can't be where they are without the offensive line. The lines are always doing the most important work and yet receiving the least credit in the game of football.

The running backs are in my opinion average, due to a lack of a single back to carry the load as the feature back consistently. Junior Selvin Young started the season as the starting tail back. He went down with injury early in the season. True freshman and five star recruit Jamaal Charles took over the starting job and performed great. Just when we thought we have another great running back like Cedric Benson in his freshman year, Charles got injured and was never 100% any point in the season. Sophomore RB/WR/KR Ramonce Taylor (the Texas version of Reggie Bush) took the tail back job and did decently. So at the end, there is a running back by committee. Not a bad thing considering each back brings different style to the game. Add to all this, there is a 300 pounds defensive end turned running back ("thunderback" coined by ESPN) freshman Henry Melton. He mainly comes out for goal line situation.

Last year the receiving corp was consist of a bunch of wide receivers who drop balls as often as they catch balls. I won't say this year we have a solid receiving squad like we did a few years back with Roy Williams, B.J. Johnson, and Sloan Thomas. But they are definitely underrated and unpredictable. Limas Sweed and Billy Pittman emerged early as the prime targets. Then towards the end of the season, Quan Cosby was thrown into the mix. Each of them showed up in turn each game to make big plays.

The most consistent receiver in the team has to be tight end David Thomas. He is the leading receiver on the team with the most yards and touchdowns. Having a tight end as talented as David Thomas can help the passing game so much and open up the offense.

The Texas offense start with the most important components of this side of the football, the quarterback and the offensive line. I believe they are the most talented positions on the team. The combination of running backs can throw USC off guard. The depth at this position can allow us to keep bring fresh legs to the field. David Thomas leads the receiving players big plays after big play during the season. No individual receiver has season numbers to be a star out of the group. Consistency was the key in receiving. Their composure was undoubtedly shown in big games like Ohio State and the come from behind win at Oklahoma State. 1.1.06