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WATCH: Former QB Vince Young discusses what it meant to win the National Championship

As part of our Championship Series, Vince Young discussed what it meant to win the BCS National Championship in 2005. Presented by Amway.

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The BCS National Championship between the Texas Longhorns and Southern California Trojans is still one of the greatest games in college football history. It certainly has to be one of the top three games and it might be the best championship game in the modern era. The Trojans were coming off two-consecutive championships when they drew the challenge of stopping Vince Young and Texas.

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So what did it mean to VY to win the 2005 BCS National Championship game? Young sat down with Aaron Murray as part of the Campus Lore Championship Moments series presented by Amway and XS Energy Drink to give some insight:

“Yeah, it was a beautiful moment,” Young stated. “Not only just for us as players but as well as our fans. They stuck with us through all the years. My teammates, we put in all the hard work in the offseason. Guys going to class. Guys doing what they were supposed to do, being accountable. Just the small things like that can really change your team if everyone is on the same page. On one accord to go to a championship game because it is not easy. I want people to know that it is not easy at all, to go to a championship.”

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WATCH: Former QB Vince Young discusses Mack Brown’s halftime speech against USC

As part of the Championship Series presented by Amway, Vince Young sat down to discuss Mack Brown’s halftime speech against USC.

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In 2005, the Texas Longhorns and Southern California Trojans faced off in one of the greatest games in college football history. The game took place 15 years ago, and it is still one of the most talked-about games. The players in the game, the storylines and the finish. It felt like a game that was written for Hollywood. You had USC alumnus Will Ferrell on one side. For Texas, it was Matthew McConaughey.

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The Longhorns found themselves down 7-0 after one quarter. Vince Young lateraled to Selvin Young for their first touchdown. Ramonce Taylor scored on a 30-yard run to give them a 16-10 lead late in the second quarter. They held that lead into halftime. Head coach Mack Brown gave them a speech before heading back out to win the championship game.

So what did coach Brown tell the team at halftime of the 2005 BCS National Championship game? Young sat down with Aaron Murray as part of the Campus Lore Championship Moments series presented by Amway and XS Energy Drink to give some insight:

“His first thing was ain’t this fun guys?”, Young said laughingly. “Which it was, it was fun. But he [said] let’s relax, let’s get back tuned in. Don’t forget who they are, they are USC, back-to-back national champions. He made sure that we humbled ourselves and get back to staying focused. So we were excited at halftime, but the first thing he said was let’s get back to being focused. Because we had a whole second half to go. Coach Brown was really good at those things.”

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