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Texas Football: VY said other colleges wanted him to play receiver

Vince Young, Texas Football Mandatory Credit: Richard Mackson-USA TODAY NETWORK Ranking Texas' future non-conference opponents

Former legendary Texas football quarterback Vince Young apparently had a lot of suitors on the recruiting trail that wanted him to play receiver.

Still the highest ranked all-time recruit in the history of modern recruiting rankings for the Texas football program is the legendary National Championship-winning quarterback Vince Young. Not only was Young potentially the most highly touted recruit ever to sign with Texas, he made an immediate impact on this program once he took over as the starting quarterback in the post-Chris Simms-era on the Forty Acres.