A Big 12 Conference game in Lubbock, TX saw an unusual participant bound onto the field this past Thursday night. It was none other than a possum, romping on the gridiron at Jones AT&T Stadium in the first quarter of a match-up between Texas Tech and TCU.
Yet, the marsupial's dash in the spotlight was short-lived, as it was unceremoniously yanked away with an animal catch pole, scowling all the way. Moments later, Texas Tech president Lawrence Schovanec was seen petting the creature, before it was turned over to animal control services.
Though it was not adopted as the team's new mascot, things ended happily enough for the wayward critter, as it was reportedly released back into the wild by the Lubbock Animal Shelter Adoption Center on Friday morning.