Bevo XIV will miss Texas-OU due to ‘life-threatening condition’
Bevo XIV, the recognizable University of Texas mascot, will not attend Saturday’s Oklahoma game in Dallas due to a life-threatening condition being monitored by veterinarians, the school announced.
Ricky Brennes, the executive director of the Silver Spurs Alumni Association, declined to comment about the situation when reached Wednesday by the American-Statesman.
Bevo XIV has served as the university’s mascot since 2004. The current longhorn steer, which stood on the sideline for some of the biggest wins over the last decade, weighs 2,100 pounds and has a horn span measuring 82 inches tip to tip.
Bevo XIV’s current record stands at 106-41.
Read more: http://www.hookem.com/2015/10/07/bevo-xiv-will-miss-texas-ou-due-to-life-threatening-condition/
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there's always lacrosse season! 
I thought lax was a regional thing from New England and upstate NY down through Va. and NC. 
Worse yet, my alma mater beat UT last season in Austin. Southwestern is a NCAA Div. III team (and one of only two varsity teams in Texas, the other being the Univ. of Dallas who didn't have enough members last year to field a team).
They ended up with 59 yards so we might see that graphic again in the future.
I find myself wondering if anything like this has ever happened to the Yale bulldog, Handsome Dan. The incumbent is No. XVII, and there have been several Danielles.