Photos: Bulldogs start era of new mascot Boom

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Photos: Bulldogs start era of new mascot Boom

AJC photos of new Georgia Bulldogs mascot Boom at the season opener against Tennessee-Martin on September 2, 2023.

UGA XI, known as Boom, takes a nap in an NCAA football game at Sanford Stadium, Saturday, September 2, 2023, in Athens. Georgia won 48-7 over UT Martin. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

UGA XI, known as Boom, stays inside the dog house during the first half in an NCAA football game at Sanford Stadium, Saturday, September 2, 2023, in Athens. Georgia won 48-7 over UT Martin. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

UGA XI, known as Boom, sits next to his handler Charles Seiler during the U.S. national anthem before Georgia’s game against UT Martin at Sanford Stadium, Saturday, September 2, 2023, in Athens, Ga. Georgia won 48-7. (Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

UGA XI, known as Boom, is escorted around the field by his handler Charles Seiler during the first half of Georgia’s game against UT Martin at Sanford Stadium, Saturday, September 2, 2023, in Athens, Ga. Georgia won 48-7. (Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

UGA XI, known as Boom, the Seiler family and Georgia President Jere Morehead, right, pause for a moment of silence for the late Sonny Seiler before Georgia’s game against UT Martin at Sanford Stadium, Saturday, September 2, 2023, in Athens, Ga. (Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

Georgia President Jere Morehead, second from right, and Georgia Athletic Director Josh Brooks, right, present a painting of the late Sonny Seiler to UGA XI, known as Boom, and the Seiler family before Georgia’s game against UT Martin at Sanford Stadium, Saturday, September 2, 2023, in Athens, Ga. (Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

UGA XI, known as Boom, is shown before Georgia’s game against UT Martin at Sanford Stadium, Saturday, September 2, 2023, in Athens, Ga. This was Boom’s first regular season game as UGA XI. (Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

UGA XI, known as Boom, waits in his doghouse before Georgia’s game against UT Martin at Sanford Stadium, Saturday, September 2, 2023, in Athens, Ga. This was Boom’s first regular season game as UGA XI. (Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

UGA XI, known as Boom, leaves at the end of the fourth quarter in an NCAA football game at Sanford Stadium, Saturday, September 2, 2023, in Athens. Georgia won 48-7 over UT Martin. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

Georgia's Uga XI, nicknamed Boom, is on the field during the first half in an NCAA football game at Sanford Stadium, Saturday, September 2, 2023, in Athens. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

Uga XI, nicknamed Boom, is on the field during the first half in an NCAA football game at Sanford Stadium, Saturday, September 2, 2023, in Athens. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

Uga XI, nicknamed Boom, is on the field during the first half in an NCAA football game at Sanford Stadium, Saturday, September 2, 2023, in Athens. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

Uga XI, nicknamed Boom, is on the field during the first half in an NCAA football game at Sanford Stadium, Saturday, September 2, 2023, in Athens. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

Uga XI, nicknamed Boom, arrives in a parking lot before Georgia home opener against UT Martin in an NCAA football game at Sanford Stadium, Saturday, September 2, 2023, in Athens. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

UGA XI, known as Boom, takes a nap in an NCAA football game at Sanford Stadium, Saturday, September 2, 2023, in Athens. Georgia won 48-7 over UT Martin. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

The Jumbotron shows an image of late Sonny Seiler before Georgia home opener against UT Martin in an NCAA football game at Sanford Stadium, Saturday, September 2, 2023, in Athens. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

Georgia fans take their pictures in front of memorials of late Sonny Seiler before Georgia home opener against UT Martin in an NCAA football game at Sanford Stadium, Saturday, September 2, 2023, in Athens. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

Students honor late Sonny Seiler before Georgia home opener against UT Martin in an NCAA football game at Sanford Stadium, Saturday, September 2, 2023, in Athens. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

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UGA XI, known as Boom, takes a nap in an NCAA football game at Sanford Stadium, Saturday, September 2, 2023, in Athens. Georgia won 48-7 over UT Martin. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

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