20 college football moments that deserve to be made into movies
By John Buhler
5. Keith Jackson’s Last Stand
Keith Jackson called a ton of college football games in that one-of-a-kind tone of his that is often imitated, but never matched. He was there for so many great contests over the years, but his last stand was the best game he was part of: the 2005 National Championship between the USC Trojans and the Texas Longhorns.
USC was the overwhelming favorite to repeat as college football champions. Dynamic tailback Reggie Bush had just won the Heisman Trophy he would later vacate. Star left-handed quarterback Matt Leinart had fringe NFL talent, but was a superstar and a Heisman winner at USC. Eventual NFL stars didn’t start on this defense for Pete’s sake. At least Texas had quarterback Vince Young to maybe keep them in this.
Texas was solid under then head coach Mack Brown, but Young essentially carried Texas football to a national title in this instant classic for college football. He was never the most accurate of passers, which played a large part in his failed NFL career. However, Young was an absolute monster in the dual-threat as a creative and powerful runner.
In the 2006 Rose Bowl against USC, Young had 467 yards of offense by himself, 267 threw the air and 200 on the ground. His nine-yard scramble for a touchdown on fourth down to beat USC stands as one of the best moments in college football history.
The movie really gets good if it is told by the Texas point of view of having all the players sitting in their Los Angeles hotel rooms watching SportsCenter, hearing all week how the Longhorns have no shot at beating USC. Well, they did and it was awesome. So would be this movie, so green light it somebody, please.