For the second time in a little over a year, Georgia is in the market for another mascot.
According to a press release issued by the school, Uga VIII, the white male English Bulldog mascot of the University of Georgia, passed away early Friday. He had been diagnosed with lymphoma in early January of this year.
He was just 17 months old.
Uga VIII had replaced Uga VII, who died in November of 2009.
As written in the release, and according to the Frank W. “Sonny” Seiler family, long-time owners of the Bulldog line of mascots, “Russ” will serve again as the interim mascot. Russ served as interim mascot the final two games of 2009 and the first six games of 2010 prior to Uga VIII being introduced.