It was a tough weekend for that Miami fans, and apparently even harder for their mascot.
CNY Central anchor and reporter Ashley Wenskoski was at “The Dome” on Saturday as a reporter The Syracuse game against Miami when she called out the Hurricanes’ mascot, Sebastian, for punching her on the sideline.
“Sebastian the Ibis (Miami’s mascot) just knelt down and asked for my number halfway through the ride,” she wrote in a post on X.
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“It feels like he has bigger things on his mind with his team in trouble in the fourth quarter at the Dome…but who am I to say.”
Syracuse knocked Miami out of the game Atlantic Coast Conference championship game with a 42-38 victory on Saturday, the program’s first top-10 victory since 2017. Quarterback Kyle McCord completed 26 of 36 passes for 380 yards and three touchdowns to help the Orange recover from a deficit of 21 points.
Syracuse quarterback Kyle McCord (6) throws during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Miami on Saturday, November 30, 2024 in Syracuse, NY (AP Photo/Adrian Kraus)
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With their playoff hopes now in the hands of the CFP selection committee, it’s no wonder Sebastian couldn’t concentrate on the match. Wenskoski apparently agreed.
“And most importantly, Syracuse football won its biggest game in years and my team and I worked tirelessly to provide the best sports coverage possible,” she wrote in a post on X in response to an article about the incident.
“(Head coach) Fran Brown revitalized a program in a great sports city. I think Miami’s mascot just couldn’t see that fourth quarter. I can’t blame him.”
Syracuse Orange Head Coach Fran Brown looks on during the fourth quarter against the Stanford Cardinal at JMA Wireless Dome on September 20, 2024 in Syracuse, New York. (Bryan Bennett/Getty Images)
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But the mascot did respond to the call on social media.
“They are doing everything they can to exert influence,” read an Instagram post from Sebastian the Ibis about the incident.
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