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Vince Young wasn't as confident as he looked in dismantling USC; in fact he was nervous

Lawrence Jackson remembers what it looked like to see Vince Young on film.

"He looked like he was floating," the former USC defensive end said. He looked invincible.

Young didn't feel invincible.

"I wasn't invincible at all," he said.

USC running back LenDale White remembers the person Young reminded him of from the sideline.

"Superman," White said.

Young didn't feel like Superman.

"Instead of us thinking that we were superheroes ... we came together as a team," Young said.

Players on both sides of the 2006 Rose Bowl, which was the national championship game, above all remember

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