On Tuesday, the university got in on the April Fools’ Day fun with a joke-filled press release announcing the new “Fightin’ Pollen” mascot.

This spring, Georgia Tech is dispersing a new official mascot and logo ... to fit beside Buzz and The Wreck is nothing to sneeze at,” said Al Ergee, Associate Director of Seasonal Branding in Georgia ...

“The challenge of adding a new identity to fit beside Buzz ... in Georgia Tech’s department of logos and botany, "said" in the release. The branding graphic showed Paul Lenny, the new mascot ...