Over the weekend, the college football bowl season delivered some incredible match-ups and some truly memorable games. Urban Meyer notched one final victory as the coach of the University of Florida Gators, while Texas Christian University made a case for itself (and the rest of the unheralded smaller programs in the country) with an impressive win against Wisconsin. Of course, while those games were both excellent, neither could hold a candle to the 2006 Rose Bowl, which was played on this day five years ago and pitted the University of Southern California Trojans against the University of Texas Longhorns in one of the most hotly-anticipated (and greatest) college football games in history.

A few weeks before the game, USC running back Reggie Bush narrowly beat out Texas quarterback Vince Young for the Heisman Trophy, which is awarded to the best college football player in the country. But once the Rose Bowl kicked off, Young made a case for himself not only as the best player in the country but also as one of the greatest players of all time. His performance in the Rose Bowl was incredible, as he notched 267 yards passing and another 200 yards rushing, scoring a total of three touchdowns and even picking up a two-point conversion. The game was tight and the lead changed constantly, but in the match-up's key play, Young ran eight yards into the end zone on fourth down for the go-ahead touchdown that put Texas up 41-38 with only 19 seconds left. That was enough to seal the game, the 2006 national championship and an MVP prize for Young.

Though his professional career has been spotty at best, Young's place in college football history is secure. In honor of one of the greatest single performances in the history of the sport, check out "Mr. Jones," by Houston rapper and Young friend Mike Jones (Young even appeared in another Jones video in 2007).

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