▁Br ut us ▁tack ling ▁▁ ▁On ▁September ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁the ▁Bob c ats ▁football ▁team ▁played ▁the ▁Ohio ▁State ▁Buck ey es ▁in ▁Columb us . ▁As ▁the ▁Buck ey es ▁were ▁running ▁onto ▁the ▁field , ▁Br andon ▁H anning , ▁dressed ▁as ▁R uf us , ▁charged ▁into ▁the ▁field . ▁H anning ▁sides w ip ed ▁and ▁attempted ▁to ▁tack le ▁Br ut us ▁Buck ey e , ▁but ▁was ▁un success ful ▁and ▁ended ▁up ▁losing ▁his ▁Bob cat ▁head ▁in ▁the ▁process . ▁Upon ▁returning ▁to ▁his ▁feet , ▁H anning ▁don ned ▁the ▁head ▁again , ▁then ▁ran ▁after ▁Br ut us ▁and ▁jump ed ▁on ▁his ▁back ▁and ▁continued ▁to ▁hit ▁the ▁mas cot ▁in ▁the ▁head . ▁H anning ▁was ▁then ▁pulled ▁aside ▁by ▁security ▁who ▁told ▁him ▁to ▁cut ▁it ▁out . ▁Ne ither ▁of ▁the ▁mas c ots ▁were ▁injured ▁during ▁the ▁event . ▁After ▁the ▁game , ▁H anning ▁was ▁terminated ▁from ▁his ▁position ▁as ▁Ohio ' s ▁mas cot , ▁and ▁was ▁b anned ▁from ▁att ending ▁Ohio ▁home ▁athlet ic ▁events . ▁ ▁The ▁game ▁score ▁went ▁ 4 3 - 7 ▁in ▁the ▁Buck ey es ' ▁favor . ▁ ▁In ▁a ▁post - game ▁interview , ▁H anning ▁explained ▁that ▁this ▁was ▁his ▁sole ▁purpose ▁in ▁trying ▁out ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁mas cot . ▁" It ▁was ▁actually ▁my ▁whole ▁plan ▁to ▁tack le ▁Br ut us ▁when ▁I