The University of Texas fired former Longhorns quarterback Vince Young from his part-time job as a development officer for the school on March 1.
According to Jim Vertuno of the Associated Press on Saturday, Young was fired for "poor performance and often being absent from work or not in touch with his supervisors."
On March 1, Young received a letter from the school informing him of his firing "for not demonstrating significant and sustained improvement in the performance of your job responsibilities and failing to maintain standards of conduct suitable and acceptable to the university.