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What to Expect at �鶹app�� Football Games This Fall

Cody Kitaura — September 09, 2025 - 11:35am

There is lots to look forward to on and off the field as Aggie football comes roaring back into �鶹app�� Health Stadium next week for the first of five regular season home games.

In addition to each game’s theme, fan favorites like Maggie the Aggie and Cori the kickoff tee retrieval dog will be back.

Here is an overview of what to expect, starting with the first home game on Sept. 20.

Maggie the Aggie and Cori Shine Alongside Football’s Home Opener Win

Cody Kitaura — September 10, 2024 - 12:53pm

Tim Plough earned his first career win at the helm of the �鶹app�� football team at its home opener against Texas A&M-Commerce Saturday (Sept. 7) as the Aggies prevailed against the Lions, 36-22.

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.

Kickoff Tee Retriever Cori Back for Another Season

Cody Kitaura — September 19, 2023 - 12:14pm

�鶹app��’ “rocket dog” has achieved liftoff, retrieving the kickoff tee for another season of Aggie football.

Cori, a 3-year-old Labrador retriever owned by Veterinary Medicine Professor Lisa Tell ’87, DVM ’91, is building a relationship with a new kicker this season and continues to delight fans on and off the field.

A Dog in the Dugout

Cody Kitaura — February 14, 2023 - 12:10pm

Cori is �鶹app��’ newest multisport Aggie, branching out with forays into basketball last month and baseball this weekend.

The Labrador retriever spent Saturdays last fall retrieving the kickoff tee from Aggie football games, made a basketball during halftime 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.

Meet �鶹app��’ New Kickoff Dog: Cori

Cody Kitaura — September 20, 2022 - 9:17am

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.

Cori, a 2½-year-old Labrador retriever, made her first appearance in Saturday’s 43-13 win over the University of San Diego, fetching the tee after every Aggie kickoff.