Pudge the cat was taking a nap when PEOPLE tried to reach him on a recent Zoom call. The 3-year-old exotic shorthair Persian has good reason for being tired — he’s the new (scrunched-up) face of ...

Fans of college football, cats, and especially both are in love with Pudge, the exotic shorthair who tours with the Bowling Green Falcons. The flat-faced feline belongs to starting long-snapper George ...

The No. 15 Miami Hurricanes picked up a much-needed win at Virginia Tech Hokies in a Week 13 college football game. See the ...

The scrunchy-faced exotic shorthair Persian is a new fixture along the sidelines at Bowling Green football games Pudge's owner George Carlson credits the cat for helping to inspire, and guiding him ...

The 3-year-old exotic Persian shorthair has legions of fans and the scrunchiest face you've likely ever seen Anna Lazarus Caplan is a writer-reporter for PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since ...