(L-R) Matthew McConaughey, Arch Manning.Photo: Stefanie Keenan/Getty; Jacob Kupferman/Getty
Arch Manninghas at least one celebrity fan awaiting his arrival at the University of Texas at Austin next season.
ActorMatthew McConaugheywas celebrating on Twitter yesterday morning shortly after the 19-year-old quarterback announced his decision to join the Texas Longhorns next year.
McConaughey, who won Best Actor at the 2014 Academy Awards, graduated from UT Austin in 1993 and iscurrently listedas a professor of practice at the university’s Moody College of Communication.
Arch — nephew of former Super Bowl championsPeytonandEli Manning— announced his commitment to the school on Twitter Thursday morning. According toESPN, the news brought an end to bids from several other universities that hoped to land the star quarterback.
“Committed to the University of Texas,” Arch wrote in thetweet, which included a picture of him wearing a sleeveless shirt with the Longhorns logo on the chest.
Arch is currently a senior at Isidore Newman High School in New Orleans.
“Eli and I are — like I said, we’re his uncles, [and] we try to be there as a resource and, obviously our names get brought up a lot because we’re his uncles, but I’m really proud of him for the way he’s handled the whole thing,” Peyton toldreportersof Arch on Friday.
Peyton graduated from the University of Tennessee, while Eli attended the University of Mississippi.
Eli toldPEOPLEin November that while he’d love for Arch to play for his alma mater, Mississippi, he just wanted him to enjoy the end of his high school career.
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“I’ve told him, ‘Hey, enjoy being a junior in high school, enjoy being with your buddies, playing football. You’re trying to win a state championship for your high school football team and enjoy the recruiting process. Don’t be stressed about it,’ " Eli said. “‘Enjoy the moment.’ "
source: people.com
