“Get bro a drink”: College hoops fans react to BYU mascot Cosmo Cougar pulling a 6’10” back flip
College basketball fans were impressed by how BYU mascot Cosmo Cougar pulled off a backflip at a height of 6 feet and 10 inches. Cosmo did this at halftime of the Cougars' game against UC Riverside on Friday in what was dubbed a "Mascot World Record Flip."
Watch the cougar perform the acrobatic flip below:
The mascot's stunt during the break of a BYU game had fans hailing Cosmo, with one fan saying:
A college basketball fan urged the school to get the mascot a drink for his so-called world record-breaking act.
Another social media user appeared to be calling out Oregon's mascot to do the same trick or surpass the record.
A fan felt that the person behind the mascot suit could be a gymnast and urged him to jump higher next time.
One social media user believes that he could be a Division I high jumper who can compete in the track and field competition in the 2024-25 NCAA Tournament.
A college hoops fan, meanwhile, commended Cosmo's performance, applauding him for making the people in the stands happy while waiting for the game to start again.
And here's the full clip of Cosmo's feat that was posted by an X user:
The Instagram post has generated more than 30,000 likes as of this writing, while the X post is close to reaching 2,000 likes.
BYU edges UC Riverside to gain 2nd win
BYU notched its second win of the college basketball season, beating UC Riverside 86-80 on Friday at the Marriott Center. The Kevin Young-coached Cougars built an early lead in the second half but lapsed down the stretch, allowing the Highlanders to creep in and make the game more exciting down the stretch.
Egor Demin topped the Cougars' offense with 20 points, five rebounds and seven assists, while Keba Keita added a double-double of 14 points and 10 rebounds. The program dominated the inside lane, scoring 48 points in the paint while allowing the Highlanders 14 inside points.
Fouss Traore added 14 points and six boards for BYU, who improved to 2-0.
The victory stretched the Cougars' nonconference winning streak at the Marriott Center to 15 games, and Young became the first coach to win the first two games of his tenure since Roger Reid went 4-0 in the 1989-90 season.
Kaleb Smith led UC Riverside with 20 points.
Up next for BYU is Queens on Wednesday at 9 p.m. ET (7 p.m. MST).