Cori the Dog Content / Cori the Dog Content for Ƶ en Maggie the Aggie and Cori Shine Alongside Football’s Home Opener Win /news/maggie-aggie-and-cori-shine-football-home-opener-win <p>Tim Plough earned his first career win at the helm of the Ƶ football team at its home opener against Texas A&amp;M-Commerce Saturday (Sept. 7) as the <a href="https://ucdavisaggies.com/news/2024/9/8/football-no-18-uc-davis-holds-off-texas-am-commerce-for-home-opening-36-22-win-plough-gets-first-career-win.aspx">Aggies prevailed against the Lions, 36-22</a>.</p><p>Also on display were twists on familiar attractions, like Cori the kickoff tee-retrieving dog being helped by a student athlete and a student making her debut in the role of Maggie the Aggie.&nbsp;</p> September 10, 2024 - 12:53pm Cody Kitaura /news/maggie-aggie-and-cori-shine-football-home-opener-win Kickoff Tee Retriever Cori Back for Another Season /news/kickoff-tee-retriever-cori-back-another-season <p>Ƶ’ “rocket dog” has achieved liftoff, retrieving the kickoff tee for another season of Aggie football.</p> <p>Cori, a 3-year-old Labrador retriever owned by <span><span>Veterinary Medicine</span></span> Professor Lisa Tell <span>’87, DVM ’91</span>, is building a relationship with a new kicker this season and continues to delight fans on and off the field.</p> September 19, 2023 - 12:14pm Cody Kitaura /news/kickoff-tee-retriever-cori-back-another-season A Dog in the Dugout /news/dog-dugout <p><span><span>Cori is Ƶ’ newest multisport Aggie, branching out with forays into basketball last month and baseball this weekend.</span></span></p> <p><span><span>The Labrador retriever spent Saturdays last fall retrieving the kickoff tee from Aggie football games, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/Cns6tYkgaJE/">made a basketball during halftime</a> at a basketball game in January and will be at one of the first baseball games of the season this Saturday (Feb. 18) to retrieve bats.</span></span></p> February 14, 2023 - 12:10pm Cody Kitaura /news/dog-dugout Meet Ƶ’ New Kickoff Dog: Cori /news/meet-uc-davis-new-kickoff-dog-cori <p><span><span>A fan-favorite tradition is back for another season of Aggie football, with a new dog trotting onto the field to retrieve the kickoff tee.</span></span></p> <p><span><span>Cori, a 2½-year-old Labrador retriever, made her first appearance in <a href="https://ucdavisaggies.com/news/2022/9/17/football-aggies-take-down-san-diego-in-record-breaking-fashion-43-13.aspx">Saturday’s 43-13 win</a> over the University of San Diego, fetching the tee after every Aggie kickoff.</span></span></p> September 20, 2022 - 9:17am Cody Kitaura /news/meet-uc-davis-new-kickoff-dog-cori