Smokey IX, Tennessee's beloved bluetick coonhound mascot, was accused of biting Alabama wide receiver Mike McCoy before last Saturday's game. Alabama coach Mike Shula even talked about it in his press conference earlier this week. Only thing is, Smokey never broke the skin.
McCoy was warming up with a quarterback before the game and had to jump out of bounds for a pass. When McCoy landed, he landed on top of ol' Smokey. Smokey's owner, Earl Hudson, said, "Now what dog worth his salt wouldn't defend himself? Smokey did not bite him. The article in the paper said he bit the player. He got a little of his uniform, didn't break the skin I was told, but Alabama made a big deal of it."
UT officials did say there was a hole in McCoy's pants. Thankfully, Smokey was not injured in the scuffle. He remains on the travel roster for this Saturday's game at South Carolina.
It's true that the Tide did have a big bite taken out of them on Saturday, but Smokey had nothing to do with it. That was done by the Vol defense.
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