The Texanist
August 15, 2023
The Texanist: What Happens to College Sports Mascots When They Die?
The California parent of a UT freshman wonders about Bevo’s ultimate fate when the final whistle blows.
Mascots
Sports
April 29, 2021
Is That a Rejected Pixar Character on a Three-Day Bender? No, It’s Mavrello, the Dallas Mavericks’ New Mascot!
Meet Mavrello, the NBA franchise's latest attempt to engage Gen Z fans and inspire a million memes along the way.
Sports
January 2, 2019
A Brief History of Bevo Behaving Badly
The famed longhorn met the Georgia Bulldog at the Sugar Bowl, and things almost got wild.
Sports
May 22, 2015
Bucky the Bronc Rode off Into the Sunset With His Honorary Diploma From UT-Pan American
Farewell, sweet bronc.
Sports
April 24, 2015
Every Minor League Baseball Mascot in Texas, Ranked
How does Chico the Chihuahua stack up against Ballapeño the anthropomorphized jalapeño? How about Swatson & Moe versus Rocky the Hound?
Sports
September 18, 2014
The Debate Over What The Mascot For The New UT-RGV Campus Is Getting Heated, Y’all
Residents and alumni hate all the suggestions, Valley cities are passing resolutions to call their neighbors out, and somehow "Bears" is still a viable option.
Sports
August 21, 2014
UT-RGV Has Narrowed Its Search For a New Mascot Down to the Final Ten Contenders
Let's break down the pros and cons to each of them.
Sports
April 16, 2014
Houston ISD Is Spending $250,000 to Change Culturally Insensitive Mascot Names
Welcome the Wolf Pack, the, uh, Texans, and the... Huskies? That can't be right—wait, no, it's the Huskies.
Sports
January 21, 2013
Raider Red: The Best Mascot in the Country?
Guns up! Texas Tech's red-headed Yosemite Sam-doppelganger is one step away from winning the Capitol One Mascot Challenge. And he's joined the “Gangnam Style” craze.