Horns down: Bevo the live Longhorn mascot won’t attend Peach Bowl vs. Arizona State
Dec 23, 2024, 1:56 PM
Bevo, the live mascot of the Texas Longhorns, won’t be supporting his team on the sidelines of the Peach Bowl against the Arizona State Sun Devils on Jan. 1.
“We love all of the great traditions of college football and no doubt, Bevo is one of the best, but the unfortunate reality is there simply is not enough room on the sidelines of Mercedes-Benz Stadium,” the bowl game’s official account wrote on X.
“With the constraints of the stadium and prioritizing the safety of Bevo, the players, all the network cameras, support staff, cheerleaders, and photographers, we unfortunately will not be able to have Bevo on the field at the CFP quarterfinals at the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl.”
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A Peach Bowl official told The Athletic that there was not enough space to erect Bevo’s enclosure on the sidelines.
Bevo XV was also barred from this year’s SEC Championship Game, which like the Peach Bowl was held at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. The location is the same place where Bevo caused controversy in 2019 before the Sugar Bowl by breaking through fencing during pregame warmups and appearing to charge Georgia Bulldogs mascot Uga X.
It takes away one narrative for the Peach Bowl favorite Longhorns.
ASU’s mascot, Sparky the Sun Devil, began verbally sparring behind the keyboard this weekend after Texas beat Clemson to line up the game against Arizona State, which is coming off a bye.
The Sun Devil, meanwhile, is expected to go down to Georgia for the game.
Bevo better watch out steaks back on the menu for the @CFAPeachBowl😈🔱
— Sparky the Sun Devil (@SparkySunDevil) December 22, 2024
How big is Bevo the Texas Longhorns’ mascot?
Bevo weighs in around 1,700 pounds, and the Silver Spurs, his handlers, claim he is the “largest live mascot in college athletics.”
Colorado Buffaloes mascot Ralphie VI is approximately 850 pounds.
