articleThe Brief Actor and Texas alum Glen Powell surprised University of Texas football player Marshall Landwehr with a full-ride scholarship. Glen Powell, the Texas-born actor and University of Texas alum, surprised a UT football player with a full-ride scholarship during a team meeting. It's Glen Powell, fellow Texas alum," Powell said in the video. "I have a newfound respect for what it takes to join a football team. Image 1 of 3 ▼Glen Powell’s Texas RootsPowell, who grew up in Austin, attended the University of Texas.