Four Longhorns, led by defensive end Brian Orakpo, were selected in this weekend's NFL Draft. Orakpo went to the Washington Redskins as the 13th player selected in the first round. Defensive tackle Roy Miller was picked by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the third round, while the Chicago Bears chose defensive end Henry Melton in the fourth round and the St. Louis Rams selected running back Chris Ogbonnaya in the seventh. more ›

With the Third Choice in the 2006 NFL Draft, the Tennessee Titans select Vince Young from the University of Texas. As speculated, Vince will be joining his mentor, Steve McNair, to play for the Titans. Vince grew up in Houston watching McNair break into the NFL and eventually developed a friendship with him as he got into his college career. "It's a dream for a young guy like Vince to have an active supporter like Steve McNair watching over him," Texas Coach Mack Brown said." Go Vince!! Of course, there is a great chance that McNair will be gone from Tennessee by the time camp starts, so get some good quality time in together now, fellas. more ›

The NFL Draft may not be until this weekend, but Vince Young is already getting paid. Young has said all along that he is a Longhorn at heart, will always be a Longhorn and will always come back to Austin. This week he put his money where his mouth is when he signed a deal with local business NetSpend. more ›

The Houston Texans seem poised to take Reggie Bush with the first pick in the NFL Draft. And while Longhorn fans who root for the doormats of the NFL might be pleading with the Texans to take Vince Young instead, they may want to reconsider. Apparently Vince Young has not hired an agent, leaving open the possibility of him returning to UT for his final year and the chance to go after back-to-back national championships. There is some speculation that if Young can not play for his hometown Texans he would rather stay and enjoy his final year of eligibility and being a total living legend in Austin. more ›

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The NFL Draft is this weekend and if you've got 26 hours to kill over a 48 hour period, we highly recommend you tune into ESPN and ESPN2 to catch the glacially paced spectacle of 32 teams embarrassingly rich beyond your wildest dreams, take multi-million dollar guesses on 20 year old athletic specimen. more ›