LOS ANGELES - Before Texas played Southern California in the 2006 Rose Bowl, Lyle Sendlein remembers, Longhorns coach Mack Brown utilized the drugstore psychology that often works with men in their late teens and early 20s.

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“He kept saying that they put on their pants one leg at a time, just like us,” said Sendlein, Texas’ starting center, who is now doing the same job for the Arizona Cardinals.

The Longhorns did not play in awe of the Trojans, who were playing for their third consecutive national title. Texas did not need to, as it is one of the few teams that have matched USC in skills and athleticism since the Pete Carroll coaching era began in 2001.

Behind quarterback Vince Young’s 200 yards rushing and 267 yards passing, the Longhorns won 41-38, giving USC one of just seven losses it has suffered since the start of the 2003 season.

  

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