Billy Pittman Billy Pittman ( born September 19 , 1984 ) is a former American football player . He played college football as a wide receiver for the University of Texas Longhorns from 2003 to 2007 and was the leading receiver on the 2005 Texas team that won the BCS National Championship . High school career . He attended C . H . Yoe High School in Cameron , Texas . He started at quarterback for the Yoemen for four years and accounted for 7 , 090 yards and 66 touchdowns during his prep career . In his senior year , Pittman was third - team 3A THSCA All - State and District 18 - 3A MVP . He once completed 13 - of - 19 passes for 223 yards and a touchdown and rushed 24 times for 267 yards and two touchdowns against Waco Connally . University of Texas . Pittman played college football at the University of Texas from 2003 to 2007 . As a freshman in 2003 , he sustained a torn quadriceps muscle and was a redshirt . In 2004 , he missed the entire season after sustaining a separated shoulder , another torn leg muscle and being diagnosed with Bell ' s Palsy , a rare condition that that results in inability to control facial muscles on the affected side and can also cause facial paralysis . In 2006 , Stewart Mandell published a feature story in " Sports Illustrated " on Pittman ' s comeback from the rare disorder . Mandell described Pittman ' s discovery of his condition as follows : " It started with a simple twitch . Billy Pittman woke up one spring morning two years ago to find his eye was twitching , and it wouldn ' t stop . Eye drops , a splash of water to the face - - no help . He went back to bed that afternoon , woke up , and now noticed his nostril wasn ' t moving . By the next morning , he couldn ' t feel the left side of his face . " Texas coach Mack Brown recalled that , after missing the 2003 and 2004 seasons , Pittman nearly quit the team : " That poor young man had everything that could possibly happen happen . He was ready to quit . " After coming back from the condition , Pittman told a local reporter for the Associated Press , " I ' ve come through a lot . What don ' t kill you will make you stronger . " Pittman was able to overcome the disorder and became the leading receiver on the 2005 Texas Longhorns football team that finished the regular season with a record and defeated the USC Trojans for the BCS National Championship . During the 2005 campaign , Pittman became the favorite receiver for Texas quarterback Vince Young . In the second game of the season , Pittman helped the Longhorns defeat Ohio State in Columbus , Ohio . Pittman scored the first touchdown against the Buckeyes and gained 63 yards on a catch in the third quarter . He finished the game with five catches for 130 yards . He added a 64 - yard touchdown catch against Oklahoma and a 75 - yard catch against Texas Tech . Pittman caught 34 passes from Young in 2005 for 750 receiving yards , an average of 22 . 1 yards per catch , and five touchdowns . Pittman had a second strong showing in 2006 with 35 catches for 456 yards and four touchdowns . Pittman was suspended for the first three games of the 2007 season for " infringement of amateurism rules " . According to Pittman , he drove a friend ' s car for the duration of this summer , which classifies as an improper benefit . In nine games for the Longhorns during the 2007 season , Pittman had 11 catches for 77 yards . Professional football . Pittman ran a slow time of 4 . 76 seconds in the 40 yard dash at the NFL Combine . At Texas ' s Pro Day , he improved it slightly to that of 4 . 71 seconds and had a vertical leap of 32 . 5 inches . He was signed by the San Diego Chargers as an undrafted free agent on the 28 April 2008 . Pittman was put on waivers at the end of August 2008 as the Chargers made cut the roster to 75 players .