There was a time when Kent State’s Flash the Golden Eagle and the University of Akron’s Zippy were best buds.
Don’t believe it?
There are videos circulating on Twitter showing the love affair — so it must be true.
The videos posted by each of the universities show the pair frolicking together on the Kent and Akron campuses — even having dinner, buying each other university-logo gear and pulling pranks on unsuspecting Ohio State fans all in the name of some good old fashioned Mid-American Conference pride.
But the one-minute videos — dubbed Before They Were Rivals — also show a messy break-up between the two just in time for Valentine’s Day.