Netflix is turning the spotlight back on Vince Young, and Texas fans are about to get a closer look at one of the most electric quarterbacks the program has ever had.
The streaming giant announced that Untold will return with three new films beginning Aug. 25, and Young’s episode will lead the rollout. Titled “The Testimony of Vince Young,” the film is described as the story of “the Texas Longhorns legend who was NFL's next big thing - until injuries, conflict, and sudden loss complicated his story.”
Young’s path is already the stuff of Texas legend. He was a Heisman Trophy finalist, led the Longhorns to a National Championship win over the USC Trojans, and then went No. 3 overall in the 2006 NFL Draft with huge expectations waiting for him.
The NFL part of the story never matched the college rise. Over a six-year career, including five seasons with the Tennessee Titans, Young threw for 8,964 yards with 46 touchdowns and 51 interceptions. He also rushed for 1,459 yards and 12 touchdowns in 60 games, and he did not score a rushing touchdown after the 2009 season.
That stands in sharp contrast to what he did in Austin. In two seasons as Texas’ starting quarterback, Young piled up 4,885 passing yards with 38 touchdowns and 21 interceptions. On the ground, he added 2,129 rushing yards and 26 touchdowns, plus a 48-yard reception and a two-point conversion.
Netflix’s new Untold slate also includes “Raygun: Breaking Badly,” which revisits Rachel Gunn’s performance at the 2024 Paris Olympics and the wave of memes, misinformation, and conspiracy theories that followed, along with “Mr. T: I Pity The Fool,” described as the origin story of Laurence Tureaud, the actor and wrestler known as Mr. T.
For Texas, though, the headliner is Young. He remains one of the greatest college quarterbacks ever, and this episode promises to dig into the injuries, conflict, and sudden loss that shaped what came after.
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