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Matthew McConaughey sends heartfelt message to Texas after Ohio State defeat
Matthew McConaughey sends heartfelt message to Texas after Ohio State defeat
Despite Texas’ loss to Ohio State in the College Football Playoffs, Matthew McConaughey will always be a Longhorns football superfan.
The 55-year-old actor encouraged the team on social media after their heartbreaking loss in the Cotton Bowl.
“Hell of a fight tonight men of @TexasLonghorns football,” McConaughey tweeted. “After the pain subsides, be sure and love each other and yourselves for so much that you did so well this year. It was a season to be proud of. Until forever. #hookem”
McConaughey was present on the Texas sideline at AT&T Stadium for the Cotton Bowl, an act he typically performs for big games. Unsurprisingly, he donned his signature cowboy hat the entire game.
A native of Uvalde, Texas, McConaughey graduated from Texas in 1993 with a bachelor’s degree in television and film studies. He got his first acting job before even graduating, accepting a role on “Unsolved Mysteries” in 1992, per IMDb.
Since rising to prominence as one of the most iconic American actors of the current era, McConaughey has been Texas’ biggest celebrity fan. A lifelong football fan, McConaughey memorably played legendary coach Jack Lengyel in the iconic movie “We Are Marshall.”