 In the 2004 season Vince Young led the team to the 2005 Rose Bowl , the school 's first Bowl Championship Series ( BCS ) game , and a top 5 finish in the major polls . It should also be noted that Vince Young predicted that the Longhorns would return to the Rose Bowl next season in a post game interview where he proclaimed , " We 'll be back ! " Young returned for the 2005 – 2006 season , as did most of the other key players from 2004 – 2005 , with the exception of Cedric Benson , Derrick Johnson , and Bo Scaife . Texas was given a pre @-@ season No. 2 ranking ( behind the defending National Champions , the University of Southern California ) by Sports Illustrated magazine , the Associated Press Poll and the USA Today Coaches Poll . 
