... in Pasadena, California and a young quarterback, fresh out of Lake Travis High School in Austin, Texas, was getting ready to walk out of the underbelly of the Rose Bowl and onto the field with the rest of his Texas Longhorn teammates.

The young freshman wasn't completely an unknown when he committed to the University of Texas back February of 2008. Not only was he the son of a former NFL quarterback, but he broke the high school state record for the most career passing yards (12,534) originally held by a well known Texas Tech quarterback, Graham Harrell. On top of that, in 2008, he was also named the USA Today, Texas Associated Press Sports Editors Class 4A Player of the Year

Not many freshman get to experience a national champi...

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