Jerry Jones paints uncertain picture for Bevo’s status at Cotton Bowl

Earlier this morning, Jerry Jones wasn’t sure if Bevo would be in Arlington next week for the Cotton Bowl.

While on 105.3 The FAN on Friday, Jones said that, although excited to have an in-state school playing and their fanbase coming to Arlington, he did not know if Texas’ live mascot could be in attendance for the Longhorns’ semifinal matchup against Ohio State in the College Football Playoff.

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“I can’t answer that. I really don’t know,” Jones said. “We’re glad to have those Texas Longhorns in our stadium.”

However, around the same time as the interview, Texas announced that Bevo would be en route from Austin for the semi on Friday.

This comes after Bevo was unable to attend two of the team’s three postseason games so far. The one he did was obvious as Texas hosted Clemson on The 40 Acres in the opening round of the playoff. The SEC Championship versus Georgia and the Peach Bowl against Arizona State, though, were both in Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta with the venue not allowing him at either event due to size and spacing logistics for the 1,700-plus pound bovine.

Notably, if Texas were to beat the Buckeyes, Bevo would likely not travel again as the national championship will also be in Atlanta.

For now, though, Bevo will be at AT&T Stadium in hopes of seeing Texas advance to the national championship in the CFP.

Texas announces Bevo will attend Cotton Bowl at AT&T Stadium

Bevo is headed to the Cotton Bowl to cheer on the Texas Longhorns against the Ohio State Buckeyes in the semis of the College Football Playoff, the program announced on Friday.

Breaking: the big guy is headed to Arlington 🤘 @TexasMascot pic.twitter.com/vE4MCLQnof

— Texas Football (@TexasFootball) January 3, 2025

The semifinal between Ohio State and Texas in the CFP will be on January 10th at 7:30 p.m. EST.