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2 ]$ H" n% S' w2 t& _4 G3 V New Orleans -- The nike dunk Texas football program s mascot, a large white and brown longhorn steer named Bevo, caused a stir at the Sugar Bowl on Tuesday when it knocked down its barricade and briefly charged in the direction of Georgia s mascot, a bulldog name Uga. Bevo is not here for this mascot meeting. HookEm pic.twitter/KXgaQzGm0Wmdash; Danny Davis @aasdanny January 2, 2019 Uga X, an English bulldog wearing a bright red Georgia sweater, was quickly pulled out of harm s way, but Bevo s head and horns appeared to make contact with several people, including a couple of photographers, who scampered out of the way or were knocked down. Nick Wagner, a photojournalist for the Austin American-Statesman, shows off the scrapes on his back from the Texas mascot bull Bevo, seen in background, before the Sugar Bowl NCAA college footb air max all game against Georgia in New Orleans, Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2019. Rusty Costanza / AP Bevo was quickly restrained and there were no reported injuries. However, Nick Wagner, a photojournalist for the Austin American-Statesman, got scraped on the back by Bevo s yeezy horn. The incident, about an hour before kickoff, was caught on video and quickly became a sensation on social media.While it appeared to many that Bevo was advancing aggressively toward Uga X, the steer s chief handler disputed that version of events. |
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