Brent Yarina, BTN.com Senior Editor, July 26, 2013

Fresh off an appearance at the 42nd Big Ten Kickoff Luncheon on Thursday, Big Ten mascots are on the loose in Chicago. Our furry friends are still in town, because they'll be all over Saturday's Big Ten B1G 10K, which begins at 8 a.m. ET in front of the Adler Planetarium. The 5K begins at 9:15 a.m. ET.

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@B1Gfootball is following the mascots around Chicago, and they're making a lot of stops – even to the Chicago Mayor's office. Check out all the photos in this post.

And here's a Vine video of the mascots at the Luncheon:

About Brent Yarina BTN.com web editor Brent Yarina covers football and men's basketball for BTN.com. He writes the popular uniform feature "Clothes Call," which also focuses on the latest cosmetic changes across Big Ten arenas and stadiums. Read all of his work here. You can subscribe to Yarina's RSS feed and follow him on Twitter @BTNBrentYarina.