ESPN gave explanation why the spelling error was shown during the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl game between Fresno State and Northern Illinois. Throughout the broadcast Fresno State was refereed to as the “Bulldongs” instead of the Bulldogs.

Monday's Famous Idaho Potato Bowl featured one of the strangest typographic errors in ESPN broadcast history. During Fresno State's bowl game against Northern Illinois, the ESPN graphic did not list Fresno State's mascot as the Bulldogs.

Fresno State led 13–3 at the half, but the Huskies tied the game with 10 unanswered second half points. The Bulldogs scored on the first possess