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Bevo relocating from Texas to California

Answer:  Very carefully.

Since we're based in Austin, the home city of the University of Texas, there's a lot of burnt orange in here today (psst - check out our blog header)!  All of this football fever got me thinking: who's in charge of Bevo's pet move when it comes time for him to travel?

As it turns out, it's not just one person - thirty six people rode shotgun with Bevo when he was trailered from Austin to California for the BCS National Championship game against Alabama.  That's a lot of Horns!  Photojournalists from the Austin American Statesman even traveled along with Bevo and created a photo diary of Bevo's big trip to Simi Valley.  You can view the gallery on the Statesman website here.

The Ventura County Star has more:

Bevo began his trip from Austin on Saturday with a 36-person entourage and traveled more than 1,400 miles with several stops for exercise through Arizona and Nevada to California.  Bevo...arrived Tuesday night in a personalized bright orange trailer emblazoned with his name at the Hummingbird Nest Ranch, a sprawling 140-acre property on Kuehner Drive.  He was escorted by members of the Silver Spurs, an honorary organization of undergraduate students at the university who are tasked with Bevo’s care.

A true Longhorn, Bevo's been mostly eating and drinking since he arrived in California, although he did have a "promotional gig" on last night.  Which brings up more questions about what kind of rockstar life Bevo must be living -- a red-carpet club opening? Photoshoot on top of a hotel rooof?  Inquiring fans want to know!

Anyway, we hope Bevo's feeling well rested and is ready for the big game.  And, since it needs to be said:

Hook 'em Horns!