‘Russ’ will serve as the UGA mascot for the Georgia Tech game and possibly the bowl game, the school announced today. Russ, 5 years old, is the half-brother of UGA VII, who died on November 19. Russ will not become UGA VIII. The official Georgia Bulldogs mascot will be chosen in early 2010. Related Links: [...]

PETA (People for Ethical Treatment of Animals) is sticking there nose where it doesn’t belong, again. They have emailed UGA AD Damon Evans asking him to replace the Uga mascots with either an animatronic dog or a costumed mascot. Below is the text of the email: In the wake of the untimely death of the [...]

Uga VII, the Georgia Bulldogs mascot, has passed away of a heart attack, multiple sources are reporting. Uga VII, nicknamed “Loran’s Best”, was born in 2005 and was 4 years old. Uga VII took over for his son, Uga VI, on August 30, 2008 at the Georgia Southern game. After a little over a year [...]

Former Georgia Bulldogs quarterback Buck Belue is recovering from Bell’s Palsy, the AJC has reported. Belue is co-host of 680 The Fan’s afternoon radio show with John Kincade. Buck also posted a story on his condition at BuckBelue.com. Buck describes the condition as “…a nerve disorder that happens suddenly and without warning. The condition occurs [...]