Georgia alumna and ESPN reporter Maria Taylor made an appearance on the TNT Halftime Report Thursday to discuss the Bulldogs’ National Championship game with alumnus Ernie Johnson.

Taylor, who graduated from the Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication in 2009, brought on a baby bulldog named “Roe” for Georgia linebacker Roquan Smith which Shaquille O’Neal held during the segment.

Johnson also graduated from Georgia’s Grady College 1978.

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