The 2005-06 Longhorns will always be remembered for shocking a heavily favorited Southern California team in that season's national title game. Vince Young's game-winning touchdown capped off what is widely regarded as one of college football's greatest contests.

Young departed for the NFL just a few months after reeling in the championship trophy. He's since had his number retired at Texas, and he'll undoubtedly earn a spot in college football's hall of fame.

But one former Longhorn still wonders what could've been if Young had stayed for his senior season at Texas.

"I wish [Young] would have come back," said Kasey Studdard, a starting guard on Texas' title team and five-year NFL veteran. "We would've went back to back because we would've smoked [Florida quarterback Tim] Tebow and them."

Young said Tuesday he probably would have returned to school if the Longhorns hadn't topped the Trojans. He remembered it was a tough decision, but he couldn't pass up on a lifelong dream. The Tennessee Titans then selected him with the No. 3 pick in the 2006 NFL Draft.

"I didn't want to leave," Young said. "But the [Houston] Texans had the first pick and I just thought I might've had an opportunity to play at home, which I wanted to do."

Young finished his six-year NFL career with 8,964 yards and 46 touchdowns through the air. He most recently played for the Canadian Football League's Saskatchewan Roughriders, who waived him in June after he tore his hamstring.