Diego, a sea lion who resides at the Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta, on Thursday picked the winner of the upcoming Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game between Clemson and Georgia Tech.
Suffice to say there was something fishy with Diego’s selection.
The California sea lion smooched a Georgia Tech helmet when it came time to pick the winner, apparently blissfully unaware that the Yellow Jackets are 21½-point underdogs in the game and have lost seven in a row against the Tigers.
Fourth-ranked Clemson and Georgia Tech will kick off the ACC season at 8 pm on Monday, Sept. 5 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta.
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It marks the first game between two ACC teams in the history of the Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game. Clemson will be making its third appearance in the Kickoff game, but its first since 2012. Georgia Tech is playing in the game for a second time after facing Tennessee in 2017.
Animals from the Georgia Aquarium have made predictions for the game since 2018 and are 3-1 with their picks. Diego also picked Georgia to defeat Oregon in Saturday’s first Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game of 2022.