Sooner Schooner beats Bevo

The Oklahoma Sooners beat the Texas Longhorns again. This time off the field in a battle of mascots.

OU’s Sooner Schooner defeated Texas’ Bevo 61 percent to 39 percent in voting as part of a promotion for EA Sports NCAA Football 12 college football video game.

The Sooner Schooner is one of eight finalists voted on each week at ESPN.com/sportsnation. The Sooner Schooner is matched this week against Nebraska’s Tunnel Walk. Voting in the Elite Eight round continues until Monday.

Every Tuesday ESPN’s “Sports Nation” announces football traditions that have advanced in the bracket competition, the overall winner to be revealed live on July 12, the day EA Sports releases NCAA Football 12 video game.

The other six college football traditions, and the Elite Eight matchups, include:

Notre Dame’s “Play Like a Champion” versus Georgia’s Uga.
Michigan’s “Go Blue” versus Clemson’s Howard’s Rock.
LSU’s “Mike the Tigers” versus Florida State chief Osceola/Renegade.