They raised $750 from LSU students and with the money, bought a 1-year-old tiger from the Little Rock Zoo in 1936. Initially, the tiger's name was Sheik. But the feline's name was changed to "Mike ...

BATON ROUGE — Mike the Tiger has been a part of LSU, the school's identity and the LSU football program for eight decades. An old tradition from 1936 until as recently as 2015, the live tiger ...

LSU’s mascot is a tiger. The school’s tradition dates back to the 1930s but hasn’t happened since 2015, after the previous mascot Mike VI died in 2016.. Last month, Louisiana Governor Jeff ...

While the university’s current live mascot, Mike VII — an 8-year-old, 345-pound tiger donated to the school from a sanctuary in 2017 — is not brought onto the field for games, visitors can ...

Mike VII, who has been the school’s mascot since 2017, will not be the tiger on the sideline, according to reports. He lives across from the stadium in an enclosure, and the 8-year-old tiger has ...

LSU will use tiger from owner with past complaints, including two escapes Wheat told the Illuminator that the live mascot will not be Mike VII, the 8-year-old tiger who became the school's mascot ...

Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry (R) has said he pushed for a tiger to appear before LSU’s football game against Alabama, resuming a school tradition. November 14, 2024 5 min ...