No matter what struggles the football team is going through on the field, Friday means celebration time for Vols fans and students in Knoxville.
The university is holding a birthday party for mascot Smokey around lunchtime Friday, the school announced:
Love Smokey? Come celebrate the best mascot in the nation from 11-2 on Ped!! pic.twitter.com/nthDtlLUVX
The event, conducted by the university’s student government association, lasts from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and – best of all – includes cake (though the variety isn’t specified).
The university introduced Smokey as a mascot in 1953.