Glen Powell Surprises Overwhelmed Texas Football Walk-On with Full Scholarship

Glen Powell is showing his love for his alma mater — and the underdog!

The Chad Powers actor added some star power to a recent University of Texas football team meeting when he surprised a walk-on player with a full scholarship.

“What’s up Longhorns? It’s Glen Powell, fellow Texas alum,” the Twisters star, 36, said in a video shown to players and staff. “I have newfound respect for what it takes to join a football team. It takes grit. It takes grind. And most importantly, it takes heart. Marshall, your hard work has not gone unnoticed. That’s why Texas is giving you a scholarship.” 

The camera in the room then panned to Marshall Landwehr, a fifth-year senior linebacker from Dallas, who slowly smiled and then was swarmed by his cheering teammates.

Later, Longhorns coach Steve Sarkisian offered a few words to celebrate Landwehr’s accomplishment. 

“When we talk about everybody in this room has a role in the organization, this is the epitome of that, dude,” Sarkisian said. “I couldn’t be more fired up for you man. Congratulations!”

Landwehr, who went to Highland Park High School — the same school that world No. 1 golfer Scottie Scheffler and Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford attended — then threw it back to his own teammates.

“Y’all are part of the biggest reason why I show up every day,” Landwehr said. “Been doing this for five years, It doesn’t get old, keep working. This is the dream, man.”

The No. 1 ranked school in preseason polls, Texas is on the cusp of an exciting season, with the debut of Arch Manning as quarterback.

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Powell, an Austin native, attended UT Austin’s Moody College of Communication; he left the school at age 19 to pursue his acting career.

Powell is set to make his own mark on the football field next month. His Hulu comedy Chad Powers — inspired by the viral sketch in which Arch’s uncle Eli Manning impersonated a walk-on at Penn State — premieres Sept. 30.