A spokesman for N.C. State has reached out to UNC to apologize for a tweet by Wolfpack co-mascot Mr. Wuf that threw social media shade at the University of North Carolina on Thursday.
The tweet, a picture of Mr. Wuf in a beach chair under a rainbow umbrella on a sand volleyball court on campus, was up for about two hours before it was deleted.
The accompanying text, with a familiar frog and cup of tea emoji, was the problem, according to an athletic department spokesman.
“Me minding my business and enjoying life knowing our coaches aren’t facing NCAA allegations and the students are attending class,” read the text in the tweet from @MrWuf_NCSU, the official account of “N.