So, just why do college football teams have live animals mascots anyway? The answer is actually pretty simple, Michael Lewis, a marketing professor at Emory University in Atlanta, told CNN.

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So, just why do college football teams have live animals mascots anyway? The answer is actually pretty simple, Michael Lewis, a marketing professor at Emory University in Atlanta, told CNN.