College football mascot narrowly avoids serious injury after crashing his ATV live on-air

Vanderbilt's mascot almost suffered a serious injury before Saturday's game even kicked off. 

The Commodores faced the Kentucky Wildcats in a huge SEC matchup on Saturday but it was their mascot, Mr. Commodore, who found itself the center of attention - for all the wrong reasons. 

Before the game kicked off at FirstBank Stadium, the mascot attempted to hype up the crowd by raving around campus on an ATV. 

Captured on ESPN's Marty & McGee, Mr. Commodore tired to master some tricks on the back of the vehicle when it flipped onto its side. 

As the ATV toppled over it sent the mascot flying. He hit the ground, rolling over a number of times before he came to a stop. 

However, he appeared to have avoided any serious injury as he swiftly leapt to his feet and raised his arms in the air, appearing to signal that he was alright. 

'Do you think he meant to do that?' asked Smith. 

'No!' explained McGee.

'He about killed himself,' added Smith. 'Be careful out there, man, this is a family program.'

After recollecting themselves, the two hosts replayed the moment, providing a running commentary. 

'We told him to gas it up,' said Smith over a replay of the crash as it happened. 'And he gassed it up and he just… yeah. I mean, look at the stop, drop, and roll. That guy, he has fallen before.'

'You know what, though, that was smooth. You see him grab the head?' asked McGee. 'You gotta grab the head. The Oregon Duck literally lost his head a few weeks ago. That's pro's pro.'