It happened to them as it may happen to you. They were paying too much attention to a dog and not enough attention to the bull with huge horns charging at them from behind.
This video has been viewed almost 9 million times. In it, photojournalists covering the Sugar Bowl are (understandably) enthralled by the University of Georgia mascot, a cute pup.
Meanwhile, the mascot for the University of Texas, a longhorn, momentarily breaks away from its handlers and charges into the crowd of photographers.
Bevo is not here for this mascot meeting. #HookEm pic.twitter.com/KXgaQzGm0W
— Danny Davis (@aasdanny) January 2, 2019
One extremely lucky photographer, Nick Wagner of the Austin American-Stateman, barely got away with only a deep scratch on his back.
"If the handlers weren't able to get a hold of his left horn, I don't know how it would've ended," the journalist said in an interview.
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