With No. 1 Texas set to face No. 3 Ohio State in the biggest game of the year — and with the showdown airing on FOX — we asked Joel Klatt to do something special: build his all-time Texas Longhorns football team.
From legends like Tommy Nobis and Vince Young to modern stars, Klatt had tough choices to make as he pieced together an all-time team from one of college football’s most tradition-rich programs.
Joel Klatt’s All-Time Texas Team
Head coach: Mack Brown
Klatt’s case: “He’s one of the classiest guys ever. He won a national championship and had sustained success for a decade — winning 10 games every single year.”
Brown set a high standard at Texas throughout his 16-year tenure from 1998-2013. He finished with the second most wins of any Longhorns coach (158), only behind Darrell Royal. He developed Longhorn greats such as Colt McCoy and Vince Young.
Mack Brown won 158 games during his 16 years as the Texas head coach. (Photo by: Jamie Squire/Getty Images)
Quarterback: Vince Young
Klatt’s Case: “Vince Young was the single greatest college football player I played against.”
Klatt, who was a former quarterback at the University of Colorado, played his final college game against Young and the Longhorns. Young was consistent across all three seasons he played at Texas, but his senior year was one of the best individual college seasons of all time. He completed 65.2% of his passes for 3,036 yards and 26 touchdowns, adding 1,050 yards and 12 TDs on the ground. He led the NCAA in yards per completion while earning Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year honors. Young led the Longhorns past the USC Trojans in the 2005 national championship game.
Vince Young led Texas to its latest National Championship victory, in 2005. (Photo by Karl Wright /Icon SMI/Icon Sport Media via Getty Images)
Running back: Ricky Williams
Klatt’s Case: “In that Heisman year, [Williams] sangat spektakuler. Ricky Williams sangat produktif di Texas. “
Williams adalah pilihan alami karena dia adalah pemimpin sepanjang masa Texas dalam bergegas yard, memeras 6.279 yard dalam karirnya. Dia mendominasi selama tahun pertamanya, memimpin NCAA di yard bergegas (1.893) dan bergegas touchdown (25). Dia menduduki puncak musim itu sebagai senior, memimpin negara lagi dengan 2.124 yard bergegas dan 27 gol dalam perjalanannya untuk memenangkan Trofi Heisman.
Ricky Williams memimpin NCAA di yard bergegas dua kali, sebagai junior dan senior. (Foto oleh Karen Warren/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images)
Pembela: Tommy Nobis
Kasus Klatt: “Tommy Nobis luar biasa … dia mendapatkan nomornya pensiun. Dia adalah Hall of Famer sepak bola perguruan tinggi.”
Nobis adalah gelandang yang mengesankan secara fisik. Pada tahun 1963, ia adalah satu -satunya starter kedua di tim Longhorns yang memenangkan kejuaraan nasional. Selama musim 1965, ia memenangkan Maxwell Award.
Tommy Noobis memenangkan kejuaraan nasional dengan Texas pada tahun 1963. (Foto dengan berita olahraga melalui Getty Images)
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