For Pete's Sake

Coastal Carolina players celebrate win over KU by bashing a Jayhawk piñata

We’ve seen college football teams with turnover chains, lunch pails, planks of wood and wrestling belts.

But a piñata?

That’s a new one. But that’s what Coastal Carolina broke out after beating Kansas 12-7 on Saturday at Booth Memorial Stadium.

After a few swings, the Jayhawk’s head was separated from its body*, but it’s unclear if any candy came out of the piñata.

*There’s a “The Godfather” joke in there somewhere

Here is the video of the Chanticleers‘ celebration from Zane Cruz, a graduate assistant at Coastal Carolina:

This story was originally published September 8, 2019 at 8:14 AM.

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