An opossum is removed from the field during the game between the TCU Horned Frogs and the Texas Tech Red Raiders at Jones AT&T Stadium on Nov. 2, 2023 in Lubbock, Texas.Photo:Josh Hedges/Getty
Josh Hedges/Getty
Texas Tech’s football game against Texas Christian University got rowdier than usual on Thursday night.
The game, which took place at Jones AT&T Stadium in Lubbock, Texas, took an unexpected turn after the first quarter when an opossum scampered onto the field, according toNBC Dallas-Fort Worth.
An opossum is removed from the field during the game between the TCU Horned Frogs and the Texas Tech Red Raiders at Jones AT&T Stadium on Nov. 2, 2023 in Lubbock, Texas.Josh Hedges/Getty
The video of the opossum encounter has since gone viral on X. “HE PAID FOR HIS TICKET LIKE EVERYONE ELSE WHY ARE YOU REMOVING HIM,” a user on the platform jokinglypostedin response to one of the videos.
Some speculate the opossum brought Texas Tech good luck, perHuffPost, as the university won 35 to 28.
Photographer Annie Rice confirmed in aposton X tweet that after being detained, the creature was able to meet none other than Texas Tech’s president, Lawrence Schovanec, who was photographed petting the opossum.
This isn’t the first time a rogue animal has interrupted a football game. In 2019, a black cat garnered social media fame aftercrashing a New York Giants-Dallas Cowboy football gameat MetLife Stadium in New Jersey.
After escaping field officials, the feline darted into the crowd before running right back onto the field and making a quick exit through one of the tunnels.
“He’s walking to the three, he’s at the two… and the cat runs into the endzone!” Kevin Harlanannouncedon Westwood One radio at the time. “That is a touchdown! The cat is elusive!”
source: people.com
