The university's teams, known as the Fighting Tigers, compete with fervor and determination in various sports, from football ... mascots, few have captured the hearts of their communities quite ...

Jeff Landry is petitioning LSU to revive its tradition of bringing its live tiger mascot to home football games ... stadium would be sure to once again draw the ire of protesters, especially ...

Jeff Landry will get his wish of having a live tiger mascot attend an LSU football game. Wheat was among the politician-veterinarians Landry recruited for the governor’s unofficial committee to ...

football player among college football mascots is LSU's Mike the Tiger. Mike received 35.71% of the vote to claim his win. Taking the runner up spot came from the team LSU lost to on Saturday ...

The revival of an old LSU football tradition has sparked heated ... rights advocates and social media users. The live tiger mascot isn’t a new thing, though. LSU has owned tigers— always ...

the 8-year-old tiger who became the school's mascot in 2017. Mike VII lives in an enclosure across from the stadium, and has never attended an LSU football game. Abraham had reportedly suggested ...

Starting in 1936, LSU used to usher live tiger mascots, all named Mike, onto the field for football games. Outside game days, the animals lived in an on-campus habitat. The tradition ended after ...

Mike the Tiger has been the school's resident mascot and has become one of the most well-known symbols of LSU and the football team. While Mike the Tiger being in attendance for LSU football game ...

BATON ROUGE, LA - OCTOBER 06: LSU mascot Mike VI, a Bengal/Siberian mixed tiger, is displayed on the field before the Florida Gators take on the LSU Tigers at Tiger Stadium on October 6, 2007 in ...

LSU will have a live tiger on the sidelines this ... “I think the opportunity to bring our mascot back onto that field is an unbelievable opportunity. How ’bout we honor Mike VI by bringing ...

If you’ve ever watched Netflix’s Tiger King, you’ll know that tigers are expensive, difficult to care for, and owned by a range of interesting characters and institutions. This led to ...