FAYETTEVILLE — Arkansas will retire its live mascot, Tusk IV, following the next school year.
The university announced the selection of Tusk V on Wednesday. A fifth-generation Russian boar and son of the current mascot, Tusk V was born April 19 in a litter of five at the Stokes Family Farm in Dardanelle.
Tusk V will begin serving as the school's live mascot for the 2019-20 academic year. Tusk IV has been the live mascot since the 2011-12 year.
Arkansas restarted its live mascot program in 1997 with Tusk I and a legacy fund was established in 2008.