Bringing a live animal into anything is a risk, especially when live television is involved. The chances of the creature doing something unexpected is high, as we saw with the almost disastrous meeting between Texas mascot Bevo — a 1,700-pound steer — and Georgia’s bulldog Uga back in 2019.
Dogs have been involved in college athletics for ages as live mascots like Jonathan the Husky (UConn), Reveille (Texas A&M) and the road-tripping Blue IV (Butler) have warmed our hearts while service dogs like Hudson (ODU) and Champ (UVA) roam the sidelines.
The thing is, when you bring a rambunctious puppy into the mix, things can go hilariously and very adorably wrong. Tim Tebow and the SEC pregame show learned that on Saturday morning as Juice Kiffin — the precious puppy of Ole Miss head coach Lane Kiffin — helped himself to a tasty treat in the form of Tebow’s mic.
This is Juice. The goodest boi who likes to eat mics 😅
Still 12/10 🐶 pic.twitter.com/CQxY0SEpQ7
— SEC Network (@SECNetwork) October 1, 2022
Perfect form by Juice. Let them think you’re just being sweet and giving out kisses when really your plan all along was to eat something forbidden.
