Rufus the Bobcat's attack on Brutus Buckeye at Saturday's Ohio State-Ohio University football game made national headlines. But mascot mayhem is nothing new. Just check out these videos
Brutus Buckeye showed a lot of composure when Rufus the Bobcat went wild and tackled him during the pre-game festivities of the Ohio State-OU football game Saturday, Sept. 18, in Columbus. OSU Head Coach Jim Tressel later joked that Brutus was "probable" for the Saturday, Sept. 26, game with Eastern Michigan.
In the meantime, officials at Ohio University were less amused, banning the man behind the Bobcast mask, Brandon Hanning, from any further involvement with the school's athletic programs.
But we're wondering whether Rufus is getting a raw deal. Mascot mayhem, it seems, has been a part of the theater of college football for years. Just check out these videos:
The Oregon Duck v. Shasta of the Houston Cougars
Seymour d'Campus of the Southern Miss Golden Eagles v. Big Al of the Alabama Crimson Tide.
Bucky the Badger of the University of Wisconsin v. an unknown Spartan soldier of Michigan State University
Vic the Demon of Northwestern State University v. Chief Brave Spirit of Northeast Louisiana University
Sparty the Spartan of Michigan State University vs. The Pitt Panther of the University of Pittsburgh
The Oregon Duck of the Univeristy of Oregon vs. Benny the Beaver of Oregan State University