SMU spirit members walk the school mascot, Peruna, around the edge of the field during the pregame of an NCAA college football game on Saturday, Sept. 24, 2022, in Dallas, Texas.

SMU spirit members walk the school mascot, Peruna, around the edge of the field during the pregame of an NCAA college football game on Saturday, Sept. 24, 2022, in Dallas, Texas.

Yes, as legend has it, one of Peruna's predecessors allegedly kicked the Fordham Ram mascot -- a live ram -- so hard that it killed it.