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 ...

For the first time since 2015, LSU will have a live tiger mascot on the sidelines this weekend when the Tigers face Alabama on Saturday. The tiger on the field, according to state senator Bill ...

Jeff Landry, the practice of parading a live tiger in front of football fans is set to resume for the LSU vs. Alabama game, though not with LSU's current living mascot, Mike VII, who resides in a ...

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

LSU's "Mike VII," also known as "Mike the Tiger," has been the team's official live mascot since he took over the role in 2017. But there's some animal-related drama for the matchup against the ...

but since 2015 LSU has shied away from the practice. Currently, at least one live tiger mascot, Mike VII, lives on campus in a 15,000-square-foot enclosure. Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry, however ...

LSU has housed a live Tiger mascot, all named Mike, for almost a century. But this will be the first time a tiger has appeared on the sideline since 2015, and that decision hasn't come without ...

Mike VII, who has been the school’s mascot since 2017 ... Landry set up an unofficial committee to talk to LSU about bringing a live tiger back to the sideline. Surgeon general Ralph Abraham ...

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 ...