Former college football mascots still beam with school pride long after they’ve hung up their suits

Former college football mascots still beam with school pride long after they’ve hung up their suits

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(28 Nov 2025)
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East Lansing, Michigan – 6 September 2025
1. Scott Ferry is tackled after receiving a pass during a pregame tailgate on the Michigan State University campus
2. Various of Ferry chatting with friends – and some fellow former Sparty alums – during the tailgate
3. Sparty interacts with members of the media during a game against Boston College at Spartan Stadium
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Scott Ferry, former Sparty:
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“Welcome to the former Sparty tailgate. What we do here is we provide a space that all of the former Sparties can actually get together and anywhere you’re at in this country, you know you have a home to come back to.”
5. Ferry and others, including Phil Lator, another former Sparty, at the tailgate

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Ann Arbor, Michigan – 4 October 2025
6. Bucky Badger dances during a game at Michigan

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East Lansing, Michigan – 6 September 2025
7. Sparty claps along the sideline
8. The Spartan Stadium crowd is pumped up
9. Sparty dances and gestures while standing with the Spartan Marching Band
10. SOUNDBITE (English) Phil Lator, former Sparty:
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“When you think of Michigan State, you think of Sparty. And everybody knows what the mascot is.”

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Columbia, South Carolina – 25 October 2025
11. Big Al, Alabama’s mascot, does his thing on the sideline during a game at South Carolina

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Eugene, Oregon – 25 October 2025
12. The Oregon Duck mascot plays a musical instrument during a crowd sing-along at a game against Wisconsin

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Ann Arbor, Michigan – 4 October 2025
13. Bucky mugs into the camera

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Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts – 1 November 2025
14. UPSOUND Notre Dame’s Leprechaun mascot says (English) “Let’s go, ND. Come on, Irish” during a game at Boston College

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FILE: Allen Park, Michigan – 28 October 2025
15. SOUNDBITE (English) Brock Wright, NFL tight end and former Notre Dame player:
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“The Leprechaun was awesome. One of my buddies was the Leprechaun. … I hear the tryout process for that is pretty crazy. They have them do all sorts of wild stuff to see if they can, I guess, handle all the pressure.”

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Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts – 1 November 2025
16. The Leprechaun poses for photos with Baldwin the Eagle, Boston College’s mascot

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Eugene, Oregon – 25 October 2025
17. A motorcycle-riding Duck leads Oregon’s football team onto the field

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East Lansing, Michigan – 6 September 2025
18. Sparty runs onto the field, plants the MSU flag at midfield, breakdances and does some push-ups, all as part of a pregame tradition
19. SOUNDBITE (English) Scott Ferry, former Sparty:
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“You’ve got the flag in your arms, and you’re taking it to the center of the entire field. And everybody’s cheering for you. You plant that flag, you drop down, you do one-arm push-ups, and then you … jump up and you think, ‘Oh my gosh, I am seeing stars. I might just pass out.’”
20. The home crowd cheers on the Spartans
21. Sparty dances around alongside members of Michigan State’s cheer team
22. UPSOUND Ferry stops a random person on the street, shakes hands and says (English), “Go Green”
23. SOUNDBITE (English) Scott Ferry, former Sparty:
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“Every time we have an opportunity to interact with somebody, we are bleeding green. And the spirit of the university is critical. We don’t want to just be an individual. We want to be the icon of the university at all times.”

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