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Texas-Ex Matthew McConaughey provided ‘Horns with inspiration before Notre Dame game

This man might have a future as a motivational speaker to pair with his acting prowess

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Prior to Sunday night’s matchup, and eventual win, against Notre Dame at DKR, Texas-Ex and film star Matthew McConaughey stopped by the Texas Longhorns practice to instill some encouraging and motivating words:

It would seem McConaughey’s words stuck with the young Longhorns, as Texas played about as well as one could have expected and came out with a thrilling double-overtime victory against a top 10 team in national television.

Maybe Charlie Strong and his staff should bring McConaughey in to advise the team to “Let it rip” before each big game.