This weekend, No. 14 LSU will take on No. 11 Alabama in a massive SEC matchup. LSU will reportedly have an unexpected presence on the sideline Saturday: a live tiger.
Per multiple media reports, the Tigers will have a live mascot for the first time in nearly a decade, with state Sen. Bill Wheat confirming the news to the Louisiana Illuminator. The school has not had a tiger in the stadium since 2015, following the death of mascot Mike VI from cancer in 2016.
The return of the tiger is seemingly in response to Gov.