Herman and Annabelle made the road trip to Atlanta for the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl, greeting UF coach Dan Mullen and his family upon their Sunday arrival.
Santa Claus will not be far behind.
It would not Christmas Day for the Mullens without the family’s elfs on a shelf along for the ride.
“They watch make sure everybody’s behaving the right way, and they send their reports back to Santa,” Mullen said Monday. “They got our room [number] and flew and were waiting for us.”
Standing just a shade under a foot tall each, Herman and Annabelle are sure to be two the Gators’ MVPs amid a bowl week juggling act for Mullen and wife, Megan.