Longtime UGA legend Herschel Walker and relative newcomer Uga X have been meeting and greeting ahead of the 2018 College Football Playoff National Championship.

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Uga, known as Queue prior to his promotion to official mascot, was the first bulldog to join the Bulldogs at a Rose Bowl. His ancestor Uga IV was on hand for the festivities when Walker was awarded the Heisman Trophy in 1982.

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 Uga x looked fetching at the Rose Bowl

Uga on board !

A group of fans, Tyler Browning, Justin Odell, Michael Moebes and Ben and Amanda Persons and their kids Alafair, 12, James, 9 and Oliver, 7, got to meet the two University of Georgia idols ahead of kickoff!

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