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FILE - In this Nov. 25, 2005, file photo, Texas quarterback Vince Young looks to throw a pass against Texas A&M during the first quarter of an NCAA college football game in College Station, Texas. Texas has hired former Longhorns quarterback Young as a special assistant in the athletic department, bringing the College Football Hall of Famer back to the program after he was fired in 2019. Young led the Longhorns to the 2005 season national championship with a last-minute touchdown against USC, before turning pro with an $25 million NFL contract. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)
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Former Texas football player Brian Orakpo, background left, visits the Frank Denius Family University of Texas Athletics Hall of Fame, Friday, Aug. 30, 2019, in Austin, Texas. Displays honor all 55 of Texas' National Championship teams, 599 conference team titles, hundreds of individual national champions, 171 Olympians at 21 Olympiads, academic All-Americans and other scholastic honorees, as well as the traditions and tales that encompass the history of Longhorns. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
University of Texas opens new Hall of Fame

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