Kirk Herbstreit completely botches the Duck's name ahead of College GameDay

Kirk Herbstreit has been to Eugene, Oregon about a dozen times in the past. He has interacted with the Oregon Ducks mascot countless times. But when Herbstreit received a personalized poster of his dog Ben in Oregon and Nike gear, he completely botched the mascot's name.

When Herbstreit thanked the Oregon mascot and football team, he referenced someone named “Bubbles,” a variation of “The Ducks.” former Nickname of Puddles.

“The Ducks,” the official name of the mascot, have not been called “Puddles” in over a decade, and certainly never before have they been called “Bubbles.”

Since the contract between Oregon and Disney ended and Oregon was no longer able to use Donald Duck's likeness when creating images of its mascot, the name “Puddles” has fallen into obscurity.

Also read: Hey Big Ten, just FYI, the Oregon Duck hasn't been called Puddles in over a decade

In less than 24 hours, autumn dispute and the rest ESPN College GameDay The crew is expected to open the weekend in Eugene with its usual three-hour show before the college football game.

Apparently Herbstreit needs to use the next few hours to learn the names and stories of the mascots… Just FYI: Kirk, Ohio State's mascot is not “The Buckeye,” but Brutus.

ESPN College GameDay Launch is scheduled for Saturday morning at 9:00 a.m. ET / 6:00 a.m. PT (local). Just a few hours later, No. 3 Oregon and No. 2 Ohio State are scheduled to tip off in a Big Ten showdown at 7:30 p.m. ET / 4:30 p.m. PT.