BREAKING: UGA VIII Passes Away

From the University of Georgia their own selves...

Uga VIII, the white male English Bulldog mascot of the University of Georgia, passed away early Friday. He had been diagnosed with lymphoma in early January of this year.

No formal funeral ceremony is scheduled.

Born Sept. 12, 2009, Uga VIII had been introduced to the Bulldog Nation Saturday, Oct. 16, during pre-game ceremonies of the Georgia-Vanderbilt game in Sanford Stadium. He served the final six regular season games of 2010.

According to the Frank W. “Sonny” Seiler family, long-time owners of the Bulldog line of mascots, “Russ” will serve again as the interim mascot. Russ served as interim mascot the final two games of 2009 and the first six games of 2010 prior to Uga VIII being introduced. The continuous line of Georgia Bulldog mascots have been owned by the Seiler family for more than 50 years.

As a remembrance, here's his first day on the job...
((HT: UniversityOfGeorgia))

UGA VII Passes Away

According to published reports in the State of Georgia, one of the most widely known mascots in all of College Football, UGA (uh-guh)..or in this case UGA VII has passed away.

The all-white, English Bulldog has been the UGA of record for only a little more than a year. Reportedly, he passed away from a heart attack.

A backgrounder from ajc.com RIGHT HERE

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The UGA (uh-guh) tradition at Georgia dates back to the mid-50's and all the dogs, 1-7 have been bred and raised by the Seiler family. The Seiler's are big Georgia Football boosters and you would truly be amazed at the world they have created for the UGA (uh-guh) dogs.

Since this is still somewhat of a breaking story, we will have more on this later this evening.