WACO, Texas — Former Texas coach Mack Brown and quarterback Vince Young reunited in Waco on Monday, Aug. 18 to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Longhorns’ 2005 national championship at the Texas Sports Hall of Fame.

Brown reflected on the buildup to that historic season, noting that Young set the tone as soon as the 2004 campaign ended.

“First time Rose Bowl, first time Texas beats Michigan," Brown explained. "He’s [Vince Young] in the middle of the field. There’s millions of people watching him and he says 'We’ll be back,' and I’m thinking, 'What’s he talking about?' I asked him, I said, 'What are you doing?' He said, ‘Coach, I want it right now.’ So we started winning the national championship on the stage at the Rose Bowl after the Michigan game because of him.”

That confidence

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