Ohio University didn’t do much tackling of Ohio State during their 43-7 loss Saturday. Before the game, however, was a different story.
As the Ohio State players came onto the field, Ohio U’s mascot, Rufus the Bobcat, attacked Brutus Buckeye not once but twice. By way of Dr. Saturday, here’s the video evidence of the appalling hate crime:
Early Monday afternoon, Ohio University issued the following statement regarding this past weekend’s heinous episode.
“We apologize to Ohio State University and its many loyal fans for the poor decision made by the Bobcat mascot in tackling the Buckeye mascot when Ohio State came onto the field during Saturday’s football game. The individual responsible for these actions has been banned from any further affiliation with Ohio Athletics. The department does not condone this behavior and apologizes for the negative effects that this had on an intercollegiate event between two proud institutions. This is not indicative of the quality partnership between the universities and reflected extremely poor judgment and sportsmanship.”
In a related note, the individual responsible for the incident has been offered a full scholarship from Houston Nutt and Ole Miss.