Rodrique Wright remembers it like it was yesterday, he says. The former All-American defensive tackle for the Texas Longhorns can still picture bumping into his teammate and quarterback Vince Young the night of the college football awards in New York in December of 2005. Wright was on his way out of town, but Young had one more night remaining and one more award to find out about: the Heisman Trophy.
It was a big recruiting weekend back in Austin, Wright recalled. But in the midst of the courting of future prospects, the entire team went upstairs to see whether Young would take home the trophy Wright said everyone believed he deserved.