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Longhorns' QB Sam Ehlinger agrees to meet admiring fourth-grader

As Longhorns' quarterback Sam Ehlinger prepares for his sophomore season, it looks as though the Austin Westlake product has gained quite the following. And one standout fan took his love for Ehlinger a step further, writing a school paper on his favorite athlete.

Velasquez' paper provided some key background on Ehlinger, noting that the quarterback "took Texas to their first bowl game since 2014." If Velasquez were to meet Ehlinger – or "Sam the man" as he's referred to in the paper – Velasquez wrote that he will have Texas' quarterback teach him how to throw a football "high and hard and fast.