The cross-town rivalry between USC and UCLA is always heated, especially in the weeks building up to the game. Students from the two schools have taken to defending statues and landmarks on campus before the game. One common target is UCLA’s Bruin Bear statue, which UCLA will normally put a tarp over, or students will camp out to defend. The two rivals don’t play until November 22 at the Rose Bowl, but USC fans decided to tag the Bruin Bear early this year.

Apparently USC already got to #UCLA‘s Bruin bear, a week and a half prior to the rivalry game: pic.twitter.com/lKlWGDO3NQ — BruinSportsReport (@UCLARivals) November 13, 2014

There will almost certainly be retribution from Bruins fans in the coming days. USC is 6-3 this season, while UCLA is 8-2 and No. 11 in this week’s College Football Playoff rankings.