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BYU Cougars: Cosmo has surprise dance-off with Puddles the Oregon Duck

By Nathan Cunningham

MILWAUKEE, WI - MARCH 20: Brigham Young Cougars mascot Cosmo the Cougar performs during the second round game of the NCAA Basketball Tournament against the Oregon Ducks at BMO Harris Bradley Center on March 20, 2014 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (Photo by Mike McGinnis/Getty Images)
MILWAUKEE, WI - MARCH 20: Brigham Young Cougars mascot Cosmo the Cougar performs during the second round game of the NCAA Basketball Tournament against the Oregon Ducks at BMO Harris Bradley Center on March 20, 2014 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (Photo by Mike McGinnis/Getty Images) /
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The BYU Cougars’ mascot Cosmo showed off his moves in a surprise dance-off with Puddles the Oregon Duck at ESPN’s College Football Awards Show.

Look, I’m a big mascot guy. Love the energy, the laughs, the flips, dancing and other shenanigans.

I’m all about it.

So obviously I was thrilled to see Cosmo show up (with Puddles the Oregon Duck!) at ESPN’s College Football Awards Show.

The two mascots had themselves one heck of a dance off. But how did we get here you ask?

Well, Cosmo garnered national attention for his dance routine with BYU’s exceptional dance team, the Cougarettes. You can check out the routine in the video below.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BcItbKxH9NT/

For BYU Cougars fans, seeing Cosmo do something like this was nothing new – the large feline routine performs with the Cougarettes. However, it was certainly fun to see him get some well-deserved attention.

But not to be outdone, the rotund duck known as Puddles challenged Cosmo via Twitter a few weeks later.  Check it out below.

Things died down after that – outside of some fans tweeting about the challenge.

But then, last week, things got real.

On ESPN’s College Football Awards Show, the Cougar and Duck met face to face (face to bill?) for a good, old fashioned dance off.

Granted, I’m biased, but I think Cosmo won this in a landslide. But you can check it out for yourself by checking out the video below.

https://twitter.com/RealDSean/status/938949655060103168

While the dance-off was fun (and arguably the highlight of BYU football’s 2017), the big reveal after the segment was hilarious.

Rece Davis approaches the Duck backstage, looking for an interview as Cosmo watches on from the background. But the Duck head comes off, only to reveal 82-year-old Lee Corso!

Corso of course is known for his headgear selections on College Gameday, a long-running ESPN program.

Overall, it was every bit as lighthearted and fun as a mascot dance-off should be. Here’s hoping we have a new tradition brewing.

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