 Texas ' Rose Bowl win was the 800th victory in school history and it earned the Longhorns their fourth consensus national championship in football . Since the game , the media , coaches , and other commentators have heaped praise upon the Texas team , Young , and the Rose Bowl performance . Both the Rose Bowl win as well as the Longhorns ' overall season have both been cited as standing among the greatest performances in college football history by observers such as College Football News , the Atlanta Journal @-@ Constitution , Scout.com , Austin American @-@ Statesman , and Sports Illustrated . ESPN awarded the two teams the 2006 ESPY Award for the " Best Game " in any sport . 
