Former LSU star Tyrann Mathieu took a trip over to Missouri, TX this week to surprise the state bound Fort Bend Marshall High School football team with an uplifting talk after their senior safety teammate Drew Conley was tragically shot and killed in a family dispute last week.

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Fort Bend Marshall will take on Aledo in the 5A DII Texas High School Football Championship Friday night at AT&T Stadium in Arlington TX.

Aledo is going for its eighth state championship while Fort Bend Marshall is going for their first.

We'll be pulling for you, Fort Bend Marshall.

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luciouslou•84 months

Best player to ever put on the purple and gold ,in my opinion

The Mick•84 months

Same for me.

la champ1•84 months

Game changer

eugene1928LSU•84 months

Had the best one year of any defensive Tiger ever, he impacted at least half the the Tigers games in 2011, no doubt. That 2011 team would have gone down as one of the greatest teams in college football, history had not Les and his no imagination of an offense not laid an egg in the NC game w the gumps. The beat 8 ranked teams that year, Honey Badger was a man among boys.

CDawson•84 months

Simply the greatest player I have ever watched at Tiger Stadium. 2011 was my most memorable year as a Tiger fan.

jiffyjohnson•84 months

Same. fricking up Oregon to start off surprised the hell outta me. 21 upvotes, no downvotes. Fitting.

WhiskeyPlease•84 months

Honey Badger came a long long way.,,,,proud of you

rob62•84 months

Good for him. Great representative of LSU. Proud of him and so glad things seem to be going well for him.

ApexTiger•84 months

Proud of the Badger!!!!!!!!!!!!

foamperson•84 months

So glad to see him turn his life around. What a wonderful heartfelt talk.

BayouBengal99•84 months

Great ambasitor for LSU. I've had this guys back even in the hard times bc I know I didn't make the best choices at his age and I had zero pressure on me to mature earlier than I wanted to. Congrats Honey Badger. We Love You Brother!

TigerSpray•84 months

Doing real work.

v1vrv2•84 months

I signed on for the first time in a long time to comment on this. I’ll never forget 2011 and the honey badger. He really should have won the Heisman. It was fun watching him that year.

Meaux Bettah•84 months

Not since Dalton Hilliard's freshman year did I have so much fun watching a player in purple and gold.

SomeLSUguy•84 months

Thats real talk right there... So happy to see the HB in a position to influence young lives in a positive manner. Coming out of LSU, I was worried he would never get these opportunities.

aremore•84 months

I especially liked the a part where he told the boys that life was not just all about themselves but was about the people around them and the relationships they formed. So true, in life and in sports. Great job Honey Badger!!!! These boys will remember that the rest of their lives.

HoustonGumbeauxGuy•84 months

The NFL needs more ambassadors just like him.

Cwar11•84 months

Good on him for uplifting these young men to be the best they can be.

FLObserver•84 months

Lot of people are still mad at him for being stupid and getting kicked off the team. Had Les miles kept it under the rug and he played that extra year who knows the results but by Les kicking him off the team i believe it made him the man he is today. This guy will forever be a tiger in my book and should be mentioned as one of the all time great tigers!

synch•84 months

What player on that LSU team do you think helped lead him astray ? Les should have kept JJ away from Honey Badger.

Dubaitiger•84 months

When he turned it around, I knew there were speeches lined up down the road- this is one of many. Great speak from the heart just like he plays. You all just saw why he is so good, the passion is bottled up inside and unleashed on every play.

Lou Pai•84 months

Damn

Malefic Runt•84 months

Guy continues to be one of my fav all time athlete stpries. which is nuts considering i paid damn good money to sit lower midfield and watch him dismantle my dawgs in Atl

bapple•84 months

Seeing this dude turn it around after he hit rock bottom is the most impressive part. I was glad to see him create some meaningful relationships like his one with PP7. If not for his LSU teammates he may have never gotten straight. Man was he entertaining to watch! Respect to Honey Badger!

GumboPot•84 months

Fantastic stuff right there.

doze4•84 months

Tons of former Tiger greats, but Im the most proud of you my man. From the highest of highs to the lowest of lows. And now look at you ! You have an incredible platform where you can positively impact peoples lives, because you’ve lived it & can now relate to others “up against it” . We are here on this earth only one small fraction of time & if you changed one young mans life for the better with your words and past experiences you’ve lived a more productive life than most. Keep it up Tyrann. Couldn’t be prouder.

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