Pudge The Cat- the obsession you didn’t know you needed
September 5, 2025 10:39 AM CDT
By: Laura McKenna
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I know you love your favorite college football team and your pets. They’ll always be #1 in your hearts.
But get ready for #2!
If you don’t know about Pudge yet, I’m so glad you’re reading this. I have fallen in love (along with the rest of the country) and you will, too!
Meet George Carlson (the long snapper for Bowling Green State University) and his cat, Pudge.
When the team needed a morale boost after a player went down at practice, George thought long and hard about what would cheer up these 300 pound muscle men again. And what better way? His cat.
And the rest is history. Pudge is now a regular in the locker room, on campus, and at the games. Follow Pudge on instagram: @UnclePudgy
The unofficial official new mascot of Bowling Green.
Read more about Pudge The Cat here. You’ll be so glad you did.
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