Very few, if any, collegiate mascots are athletic as BYU’s Cosmo Cougar. He is a legend.

First seen on October 15, 1953, Cosmo has blossomed into a nationwide sensation over the last 70 years. It is no easy task to become the official mascot of Brigham Young University.

Applicants are put through a rigorous physical test that involves maxing out in push-ups, pull-ups, sit-ups. Everything that can be tested is tested.

That includes break-dancing, choreography, the ability to do a flip and other aerial stunts, as well as competence on a trampoline. No matter whether it is a basketball game, soccer match, or football game, Cosmo is among the most athletic people in attendance — if not the most athletic person.

Perhaps his most famous moment came in 2017. Cosmo joined the Cougarettes dance team for a routine that has accrued more than 12 million views on YouTube.

Dancing is only a small part of Cosmo’s greatness. He routinely goes viral for wild in-game stunts.

Whether Cosmo is dunking from the free-throw line after being launched into space, or jumping over two cars through a ring of fire, his performances never fail to amaze.

Cosmo’s strength is remarkable.

His push-up challenge last December might have been the most impressive display of strength and balance of his career. Cosmo is built different.

When he’s not cutting a rug or blowing minds with strenuous challenges, Cosmo is skydiving into LaVell Edwards Stadium as if it’s a completely normal thing for a mascot to jump out of a plane.

On Friday, as BYU football beat Cincinnati by eight, Cosmo was joined by an old friend. Jimmer Fredette, one of the greatest shooters in college basketball history, was on the sideline.

The man they call ‘Jimmy Buckets’ also got to witness a remarkable display of athleticism and danger. Cosmo jumped some rope during a stoppage in play.

Jumping rope is easy for Cosmo, so he took it up a notch by doing backflips over the rope. If that wasn’t impressive enough, he took a flamethrower to the ropes beforehand.

The jump ropes were literally on fire as Cosmo completed 13 backflips over them.

It was no big deal for Cosmo. Just an average Friday night in Provo!