Overview

• A possum unexpectedly barged onto the field during the first quarter of a college football game between Texas Tech and TCU, causing a disruption and triggering hilarity among the fans and online spectators.
• The creature, initially allowed to scamper around, was reluctantly dragged off the field by an apparent animal control staff member using a snare pole, despite appearing to resist and digging its claws into the turf.
• The incident was widely captured and shared on social media, inspiring numerous humorous memes and reactions, turning the animal into an online sensation.
• In a surprising turn, Texas Tech President Lawrence Schovanec was caught on camera petting the opossum, and some Texas Tech fans even branded it their 'lucky possum', suggesting it should be kept.
• Despite the possum's interruption, Texas Tech proceeded to win the game against TCU with a score of 35-28.