Mack Brown Quotes on Youth (10 Quotes)

Cedric Benson, if we have the kind of year we're capable of having, could win the Heisman. Right now, we have potentially the best offensive line since we've been here. And I've never been around a quarterback who runs like Vince Young. So I think we're back on track.

I was pleased with the young quarterbacks. They've got a lot of work to do. I thought the most impressive thing was their poise.

The other thing I would say about Vince Young is he just had the highest passing efficiency of any quarterback in the country. We're very complicated with what we do offensively, and he's won 30 and lost two. He would have graduated next fall.

I'd just like to say, look at the year. Vince Young is a great football player and to me, the most valuable player on our football team for sure, and on any team in the country.

A year and a half ago, there were people who questioned whether Vince Young could be a major college quarterback.

So anyone who is reporting that he did that poorly is wrong, point blank, because I called and asked. I was told it's not true. So it's unprofessional and really, really poor for someone to be reporting a number that they don't know is factual that I know is not factual when a young guy has so much riding on it in the future.

Young people go to Texas and USC to play in games like this.

Coach Royal and I have talked about this from the beginning. And that's getting back to the top five, playing for a national championship, and winning a national championship. Young people come to Texas and USC to play in these games.

Good teams enjoy the hype, and they have the ability to focus. Young people come to Texas and SC for this game, and it's been a long time for us to get back to this game, and we took a baby step last year in this environment. I've talked to the kids about it. The only difference between this year and last year is the stakes are bigger.

I knew him when I was a young coach. I admired him for what he stood for. He taught coaches how to win championships with class and dignity.