TicketsNov. 29, 2010
The University of Cincinnati Bearcat has made it into the Capital One Mascot Challenge Semifinals. Fans are encouraged to vote often to make the Bearcat the Mascot of the Year! This week the Bearcat is pitted against Paydirt Pete from UTEP.
The other semi-final matchup this week is Big Blue from Old Dominion versus The Duck from Oregon. The winner of each will advance to the finals next week.
Fans can visit www.capitalonebowl.com to vote daily! Voting ends each week at 9am on Monday morning.
The contest began on August 30, 2010. There are 12 weeks of regular competition followed by quarterfinals, semi-finals and a final week of voting.
For those schools who have been selected to be part of the competition, each is awarded $5,000. The winning mascot is awarded an additional $15,000 to go towards the cheer program.
For the second year in a row, the UC Bearcat is in the running for the title of the Capital One Mascot of the Year. Last year, Bearcat clinched the title by beating out 15 other mascots in a series of votes over 15 weeks.
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