Ohio University has apologized to Ohio State and its fans after the school's Bobcat mascottackled the Brutus Buckeye mascot, touching off an impromptu wrestling match before Saturday's gameat Ohio Stadium.
In addition, the student who was dressed in the Bobcat costume has been banned from any furtheraffiliation with Ohio athletics.
The Bobcat first went after Brutus as the OSU mascot led the Buckeyes onto the field for thegame.
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Moments later, the Bobcat mascot climbed on the back of Ohio State's mascot and rode him to theground. The two then tussled in the end zone while fans booed.
An e-mail sent by Ohio's assistant athletic director for media relations, Jason Corriher, saidthe department does not condone such behavior and regretted the negative effect of the mascot'sactions on the relationship between the two schools.
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