The LSU football program has been tied to high-profile college quarterbacks rumored to be interested in transferring, most recently Notre Dame's Everett Golson.

A matter of hours after the New Orleans Times-Picayune reported Golson had "reached out" to LSU about a possible transfer, the senior QB posted to his Twitter account a nonspecific, yet pointed message.

According to the Associated Press, Golson passed on a media session scheduled Friday in order to focus on football and school. Entering his final season of football eligibility, Golson is also on track to graduate in May with a degree in management-entrepreneurship.

Michael Bertsch, a team spokesman said the decision not to address the media for the first time since the Times-Picayune report was only partially related to speculation about his intention to transfer, the AP reported. Bertsch backed up Golson's tweet in Jan., stating the QB is dedicated to winning the starting position in the second consecutive preseason competition with Malik Zaire.

"I think it's a healthy, competitive situation," Notre Dame head football coach Brian Kelly told the AP, noting both QBs have seen practiced with the first-team offense. "They're both trying to get better and working to get better at the areas we've asked them to really focus on."

Golson won the starting position out of preseason camp last year and saw Notre Dame off to a 7-1 start. But the Irish lost their next four games, leading Kelly to play Zaire more prominently against the team's season finale against USC and in the Music Bowl game against LSU.

Golson led Notre Dame to an undefeated season his freshman season that culminated in a National Championship Game loss to Alabama. He spent the next season suspended for an academic violation he later revealed was cheating on a test.

In the same place they were last year in regards to their primary QB, Notre Dame offensive coordinator Mike Sanford would not give the inside track to either player.

"It also helps them understand that we're not going to make an arbitrary decision about who's the starter," he told the AP. "We're going to work through the process of deciding that."