Cougar mascot is kind of appropriate. These guys are coming out of nowhere with football. They are unsubstantiated. Yet that could change.

Are there any mountain lions in Alaska?

"Usually there's one report, then word gets out and there's a rash of sightings that are not substantiated. It's almost like sasquatch." Alaska has always been considered to be outside the lions' range, but with mountain lion populations increasing in many western states and Canada, that could change.

Mountain Lions in Alaska, Alaska Department of Fish and Game