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Vince Young Busted for Punching Strip Club Employee

Nick McMaster — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 05:00:00 CDT

Tennessee Titans quarterback Vince Young received a citation from police after punching a strip club employee in the face, the Dallas Morning News reports. Young and an employee of Club Onyx, in Northwest Dallas, got into an argument after the employee gave Young the "horns down" hand sign—an expression...

Texas Win Would Be Hollywood Ending, But ...

Will McCahill — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 23:27:00 CST

With the Bowl Championship Series title game set for Thursday night at the Rose Bowl, a Hollywood ending is called for—meaning, Chris Dufresne writes, a Texas victory. After all, it was 4 years ago on that very field that Vince Young showed a young Colt McCoy how to win...

Tebow Up for 2nd Heisman

Peter Fearon — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 01:48:42 CST

Reigning Heisman trophy winner Tim Tebow is among the finalists for college football's most prestigious award, putting the Florida quarterback on track to become only the second player in history to win two Heisman trophies. Texas quarterback Colt McCoy and Oklahoma's Sam Bradford are also in the running for the...

Cops: Young Mentioned Suicide

Rob Quinn — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 09:53:42 CDT

Nashville police reports shed a little more light on the Vince Young saga of earlier this week. The Titans asked police to look for him because he had mentioned suicide to his therapist after Sunday's loss and left his house with a gun, City Paper reports. The QB was tracked...

Titans QB Young Seeks to Quell Rumors: 'I Am OK'

Wesley Oliver — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 18:44:24 CDT

Tennessee Titans quarterback Vince Young admits he got a little rattled by boos from the hometown fans, but he says he's otherwise "fine" and eager to rejoin the team once his leg heals, the Tennessean reports. Young sought to put to rest the swirling rumors that he's suffering from depression...

Titans QB in Danger? Only If the Wings Were Really Hot

M. Morris — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 16:57:01 CDT

Titans quarterback Vince Young went missing last night in Nashville—sort of. Worried about his "state of mind," coach Jeff Fisher asked the police to be on the lookout for the third-year veteran, who has a sprained left knee. After Young got in touch, it became clear that "the concerns...

Titans Fell Colts as Starters Sit

Lev Weinstein — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 04:41:49 CST

Colts stars Peyton Manning and Reggie Wayne played long enough last night to cement individual benchmarks for the season, and no more, the Indianapolis Star reports. In a game of little consequence to Indianapolis, and everything at stake for Tennessee, the Titans pulled out a 16-10 win, earning the AFC's...

Win Over Jets Gives Titans Playoff Chance

Katherine Thompson — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 20:31:53 CST

The Titans and the Jets each gave up two turnovers in this afternoon's game, which Tennessee won 10-6 to keep their postseason hopes afloat. Kyle Vanden Bosch accounted for three of the Titan's six sacks of Chad Pennington, while New York countered with three sacks of Vince Young, AP reports.

Tomlinson, Chargers Jolt Tennessee in OT

Mike Buss — Sun, 09 Dec 2007 19:44:47 CST

San Diego, propelled by a 14-point fourth quarter rally, defeated Tennessee with a TD run in overtime by reigning MVP LaDainian Tomlinson, reports the Tennessean . The Titans' defense dominated the first three quarters but couldn't contain L.T. when it counted as he ended with 146 yards rushing. The Titans,...