That Texas favorite, former Longhorns QB Vince Young, reportedly is set to quarterback the second and third quarters of tonight’s preseason opener Titans vs Saints game in Nashville. Mr. Boy and Mom are visiting friends in Houston for the weekend, but I know he’ll interested to hear how well his hero did on his first outing since the Rose Bowl. I can’t find any tv listing, but I guess espn.com will be the place to keep up with it.
UPDATE Titans Radio in Nashville scores it a Saints win 19 to 16 and makes Vince’s turn sound less than impressive and even worrisome:
"Rookie quarterback Vince Young made his NFL debut midway through the second quarter and received a loud reception from the fans at LP Field. Young played throughout the entire third quarter and exited during the fourth after spraining his ankle on a scramble in the red zone."
The Austin American-Statesman has a fine picture of our hero and this much more, along with Vince’s poor stats of only 4 for 11 for 56 yards:
"Young was scrambling to his left and was tackled while throwing into the end zone. He remained down on the field, clutching his left ankle. He was subsequently removed from the game.
"The Titans told the NFL Network that Young’s injury is a sprained ankle and the training staff said the team’s prized rookie will be fine."
Ouch. That never happened when he was a Longhorn.
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