Mullet-donning kickoff tee retriever steals show during college football bowl game

Houston’s kickoff tee retriever, appropriately named “Hawk,” helped propel the Cougars to victory Friday in the Independence Bowl. Houston defeated Louisiana 23-16.

The Cougars were likely inspired by Hawk, too, as he stole the show by giving himself up to thrill the broadcast crew, players and fans during the team’s last game of the season.

This is dedication we all can appreciate. Hawk laid out — and came up a little bit short — while running onto the field to retrieve the tee. While running off of it, Hawk basically barrel-rolled to the sideline.

FOOTBALL GUY OF THE YEAR #HAWK pic.twitter.com/qmCRIazTAI

— no context college football (@nocontextcfb) December 23, 2022

Our favorite part of the entire episode was Hawk showing off his epic mullet at the very end. We certainly don’t know enough about him.

Hawk, however, was honoring the legendary tee retriever Bill “Mojo” Lackey. Mojo was an equipment manager with the Houston Oilers, and as the following tweet says, Mojo was selected to the All-Madden Team one year.

Nobody ran to get the kicking tee like Bill “Mojo” Lackey assistant equipment manager with the #HoustonOilers
He was selected to the All-Madden team one year#LuvYaBlue pic.twitter.com/UGenCQtK90

— Old Time Football ? (@Ol_TimeFootball) February 13, 2019

Kevin Duffey

A graduate of the University of Florida and founder of Saturday Down South, Kevin is a college football enthusiast.