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Three years after breaking Vince Young's record for total offense, former QB Jerrod Heard finishes Texas career at receiver

By Jim Vertuno,
The Associated Press

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) -- Once upon a time, Jerrod Heard had the "juice."

He was the quarterback of the future for the Texas Longhorns and he'd just smashed Vince Young's single-game school record with 527 total yards against California. He could throw. He could run. He could do just about everything.

Then all that juice dried up with a whole lot of losing. A fifth-year senior, Heard heads into his final home game this week against No. 18 Iowa State (6-3, 5-2 Big 12) as a fifth-option wide receiver and special teams guy for the No.