Mahomes, Cousins In House For Texas Tech-MSU

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Photo credit Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes watches during the first half in the semifinals of the Final Four NCAA college basketball tournament between Texas Tech and Michigan State, Saturday, April 6, 2019, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Dave Campbell, Associated Press
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The celebrity factor is always high at the Final Four, and Texas Tech and Michigan State each have a hotshot NFL quarterback on their side in the house in Minneapolis.

Minnesota's Kirk Cousins is cheering on his Spartans, in the same stadium where he plays for the Vikings in the fall. Kansas City's Patrick Mahomes III is rooting on his Red Raiders, with Chiefs teammate Travis Kelce sitting next to him in the seats.

Cousins and Mahomes traded tweets earlier in the day, with Cousins sending a #GoGreen hash tag with a GIF of the Sparty mascot at Mahomes. Mahomes directed a #GunsUp hash tag with a GIF of mascot Raider Red at Cousins.

#GoGreen @PatrickMahomes pic.twitter.com/JLsL6X1d3y

— Kirk Cousins (@KirkCousins8) April 6, 2019

@KirkCousins8 #GunsUp pic.twitter.com/Aokl5uceB2

— Patrick Mahomes II (@PatrickMahomes) April 6, 2019

Both NFL stars were shown on the scoreboard, prompting loud roars from the respective fan bases.

Cousins is third on the current NFL list of average annual contract value for quarterbacks at $28 million. Mahomes, the 2018 NFL MVP, is 32nd at $4.1 million.