Matthew McConaughey tells TODAY Texas can win CFP: âAlabama has been the gold standard for 15 yearsâ

Matthew McConaughey joined Hoda Kotb and Jenna Bush Hager on the “TODAY Show” on Tuesday, spreading the Texas love after the Longhorns went into Tuscaloosa and beat Alabama 34-24.

“Alabama has been the gold standard for 15 years,” he said. “We go there the year before we’re about to join the SEC at that table. We go to their stadium Bryant-Denny. It was an awesome atmosphere. The hospitality down there is outstanding. And we beat ‘em. And we beat ‘em straight. It’s not one of those wins where you go, ‘Well, we could’ve.’ No. No. We won, OK?”

McConaughey explained the SEC is the toughest conference in sports. Now, the actor is thinking College Football Playoff national championship.

“First off, we have the ability to, we saw that,” McConaughey said. “That was one, we beat Bama, and we took over Tuscaloosa, next. Let’s not drink our own Kool-Aid.”

Mark Heim is a reporter for The Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter @Mark_Heim. He can be heard on “The Opening Kickoff” on WNSP-FM 105.5 FM in Mobile or on the free Sound of Mobile App from 6 to 9 a.m. daily.