What Matthew McConaughey said about Texas, Quinn Ewers after first half vs. Michigan

Actor Matthew McConaughey had rave reviews for the Texas Longhorns’ first-half performance against defending champion Michigan.

As Texas took a 24-3 lead into the halftime break in Ann Arbor, McConaughey joined the Fox broadcast’s halftime show to breakdown what he saw from the Longhorns in the first half.

“There’s a lot to be happy about in this first half, on both sides of the ball,” McConaughey said while wearing a cowboy hat and a burnt orange suit. “I think we can easily say No. 3 [Quinn Ewers] is pretty talented, isn’t he?”

Quarterback Quinn Ewers picked up right where he left off from last week’s 52-0 win over Colorado State, completing 18-of-26 passes for 203 yards and two touchdowns in the first half.

The Fox crew had McConaughey break down some of Ewers’ highlights from the first half.

“The pressure’s getting there, but [Ewers]’s still stepping up in the pocket and he’s still making plays before he’s crossing the line of scrimmage,” McConaughey said. “And he’s done it quite a few times. The poise back there, he looks great.”

McConaughey also had high praise for Longhorns running backs Quintrevion Wisner and Jaydon Blue, who had to sit out some of the first half because of an injury. They are both in the lineup this season after Texas lost running backs C.J. Baxter and Christian Clark for the season during training camp.

“They taped [Blue] up, he’s back in. ... [Wisner] looked great. The running backs are catching the ball really well out of the backfield too,” McConaughey said. “We are not in any position to be forced to pass the ball. We’re passing the ball well, but thankfully our running backs are keeping us to where we can run a balanced offense.”

McConaughey impressed during his brief analyst role, even earning an invite back for next week.

“I’ve heard enough, you’re hired,” Brady Quinn said.

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