Tonight, your University of Kentucky Wildcats will take on the Great Danes from Albany at 7 p.m. on the SEC Network. We’ve got some time to kill before tip off, so here are some things to know about tonight’s season opener, the first meeting between the two schools.
The Great Dane replaced a penguin as Albany’s mascot
“UAlbany” is located in Albany, New York, and has an enrollment of 17,280 students. Their colors are purple and gold, and their mascot is Damien The Great Dane, who has represented the school since 1965. Damien replaced Pedwin the Penguin, because, really, who’s intimidated by a penguin?