http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865688452/BYU7s-cougar-statue-outside-LaVell-Edwards-Stadium-vandalized-overnight.html

Lt. Steven Messick of the Brigham Young University police department told the Deseret News that around 4:50 a.m., a student called police and reported seeing people painting the cougar statue, which sits on the southwest corner outside of the stadium.

Messick said officers responded and located the suspects in a vehicle with red paint on their hands. The suspects admitted to vandalizing the statue, were cited for criminal mischief and released.

By 11:30 a.m., BYU grounds crew personnel were finishing cleaning the statue of the vandalism.
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BYU students began lining up around the stadium around 9 a.m. to fill the “Roar of the Cougars” section.