Texas' Arch Manning shares advice from Matthew McConaughey as popularity grows

Bruce Feldman joins Colin Cowherd to break down Arch Manning’s expectations this season and what to expect from the Texas Longhorns.

All eyes will be on Texas Longhorns quarterback Arch Manning in 2025 as he embarks on his first season as the starter.

Manning committed to Texas before the start of the 2023 season. He appeared in two games as a freshman and 10 games as a sophomore as he sat as a backup to Quinn Ewers. However, with Ewers in the NFL, the keys are handed to Manning to lead Texas to the promised land.

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Texas Longhorns quarterback Arch Manning during his first practice of the spring season on Tuesday, March 25, 2025. (Ricardo B. Brazziell/American-Statesman / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images)

The fame attached to Manning because of his football status, as well as his last name, certainly creates a celebrity atmosphere around him in Austin. However, he told reporters at the Manning Passing Academy he received some advice from Matthew McConaughey about how to handle the attention.

"A few. It depends on the night, but I stay pretty low key. … I had to get used to it a little bit," he said about receiving picture requests, via The Athletic. "I’ve actually talked to Matthew McConaughey about that. He’s given me some advice. 

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Arch Manning, #16 of the Texas Longhorns, warms up prior to playing against the Washington Huskies during the CFP Semifinal Allstate Sugar Bowl at Caesars Superdome on Jan. 1, 2024 in New Orleans. (Chris Graythen/Getty Images)

"He’s been great to have in my corner. … He just told me different ways on how to handle things in