More Respect in the Future for Bevo

Photographer says he’ll pay Texas mascot Bevo ‘more respect in the future’ after close encounter


You could say Austin American-Statesman photojournalist Nick Wagner took the first hit at the 2019 Sugar Bowl.

“I was focusing on getting a shot of Georgia’s live mascot Uga. I just remember looking back and locking eyes with Bevo before feeling him buck my back,” Wagner said of his very close encounter with Texas’ mascot Tuesday night.

In a clip that has now been widely shared and viewed on multiple platforms, from even more angles, Bevo can be seen charging his way through a makeshift barrier, closely missing Georgia’s bulldog mascot and instead ramming squarely into Wagner’s back.

And he’s got the scuff marks to prove it. Wagner shared a picture of his back to Twitter reassuring his mom that, yes, he is “still alive.”

Read more: https://www.alicetx.com/news/20190102/photographer-says-hell-pay-texas-mascot-bevo-more-respect-in-future-after-close-encounter

Ouch! That has to hurt (particularly if you thought this thread was about Beto).