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The University of Arkansas Razorbacks have had a total of five costumed mascots. "Big Red," known as "the Fighting Razorback," has been the original and prominent mascot since the early 1970s.
Ever since the University of Arkansas student body voted in 1910 to change the school’s mascot from the cardinal after the coach said his team played like a “wild band of Razorback hogs” in ...
The University of Arkansas is a public research institution ... U of A also has a live Russian boar mascot named Tusk VI, who makes appearances at football games. Jerry Jones, billionaire owner ...
As Arkansas prepares to start its national title chase ... The Billiken imagery extends beyond the school’s nickname and its costumed mascot. Outside of the university’s basketball arena is a statue, ...
While the University of Arkansas officially switched its mascot from the Cardinal to the Razorback in 1910, the iconic “Woo Pig Sooie” cheer did not get its start until more than a decade later.