Florida denies its players were making fun of LSU's deceased mascot

A weird cat-like object was on the field, but it appears it came from a fan.

Florida beat Missouri 40-10 on Saturday night. But late in the game, one of Florida football's beat writers noticed something weird on the field.

Anyone want to tell me what this is, exactly? pic.twitter.com/W1d9DfVooP

- Thomas Goldkamp (@ThomasGoldkamp) October 16, 2016

Some Redditors and others determined this to be the skeleton of a cat, with some accusing these players of mocking LSU's live Tiger mascot, Mike VI, who tragically passed away from cancer last week at the age of 11. You can see the “skeleton cat” has gold and purple beads on it, which are obviously LSU's colors.

Florida football released a statement on Twitter on Sunday afternoon.

The Halloween cat seen on the field after last nights game was thrown onto the field by a fan. It has no significance within our program.

- Gators Football (@GatorsFB) October 16, 2016

It's also worth noting that Missouri's nickname is the Tigers as well.

Here's the fan with the object earlier in the game:

So the cat skeleton Florida players were photographed with apparently belonged to a fan in the audience, as noted in the 4th quarter: pic.twitter.com/FVLKkVXot9

- RedditCFB (@RedditCFB) October 16, 2016

Some LSU fans remain displeased.

"OH, BUT IT WAS FROM SOME FAN IN THE STANDS”
UF people think that excuse is gonna fly.

nah son.

- PodKATT (@valleyshook) October 16, 2016

LSU and Florida were supposed to play in Gainesville, Fla. last weekend, but it was rescheduled to Nov. 19 in Baton Rouge due to Hurricane Matthew. Things have been pretty chippy between the two programs throughout this whole rescheduling process.

“The conference office asked us to find a solution in working with LSU, yet LSU was never a true partner in our discussions."--Jeremy Foley

- Scott Carter (@GatorsScott) October 13, 2016

We'll see if anything further comes from this whole Halloween cat thing.