All of the room number signs in the Georgia Hotel are a small, beige rectangle – except for one.
At the end of a hallway on the third floor, there’s a room sign shaped like a dog house. Painted red and black, it announces the entrance for “Uga’s Suite.” Upon entering the room, a soft growl can be heard near the floor. The grumbling comes from Uga X, Georgia’s English bulldog mascot.
It is 11 a.m. on April 22, three hours before the start G-Day, Georgia’s annual spring football game, and Uga isn’t wearing his customized Georgia jersey or spiked collar yet.