The LSU-Texas game in Austin this weekend continues to get more and more interesting. ESPN reporter Maria Taylor reported on the Paul Finebaum Show on Friday afternoon that Longhorns quarterback Sam Ehlinger has some new contacts in his cell phone as Tiger fans have been blowing up with the signal caller's phone with messages.

"First of all, I've got to tell you this, that somehow LSU fans have found out Sam's number," Taylor told Tony Barnhart, who was sitting in for Finebaum, "So he's got like 600 something text messages on his phone from LSU fans and he's getting calls non-stop, but he's dealing with it like these are the games he came to Texas to play for."

Ehlinger has been more than just a point of conversation when discussing the matchup. Earlier this week, video surfaced of LSU linebacker K'Lavon Chaisson's commenting about Ehlinger’s talent, when he claimed the junior QB is not much of a threat, and is primarily just a running option.

Chaisson, a Houston native, said the comments were taken and ran with by the public. The pair faced off in the Texas state championship when Chaisson starred for North Shore while Ehlinger quarterbacked Westlake High in 2016.

"Of course they took it and ran with it, but I didn't mean any harm about it," Chaisson said. "I almost committed to Texas at one point. I heavily thought about Texas. Me and Sam used to talk a lot. I literally almost went there from my last decision. I have nothing against Sam. Sam is a talented quarterback. What I stated is we went against quarterbacks with what I say is greater passing quarterbacks. I mean that in the most humble way possible, not discrediting his arm. He's a quarterback that uses his legs and his arms."

Much like the phone calls and text messages, Ehlinger is likely taking a similar approach to the inconvenience that can sometimes come with playing in a Top 10 matchup. His plan this week was to focus on preparing for the visitors that Darrell K. Royal Stadium will welcome Saturday evening.

“I don’t know, (it’s) completely irrelevant,” Ehlinger said in response to his thoughts on Chaisson’s comments. “I don’t really care about the outside noise — I’ll say it again, just like all the other criticism. We’re going to focus on the things that we can control and game plan for (LSU).”

The No. 6 Tigers and No. 9 Longhorns kick off at 6:30 p.m. CT on ABC on Saturday night.

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