A mascot is supposed to be an enjoyable extension of a school's team. It is supposed to serve as the main character trait personified in order to rally fans behind the athletes. With that being the case, these schools may want to consider a change in the very near future. Here are the five worst mascots in college football:
5. Brutus (Ohio State University)
Ohio State is a great school with a darn good football program, and a terrible mascot. The problem with Brutus is two-fold. For starters, no one knows what he actually is. Is he a nut? Is he a football? No one can tell. Second, the name Brutus doesn't exactly have the greatest historical connotations. Et tu, football fans?
4. The Nittany Lion (Penn State University)
A lion is a great mascot. It projects strength, courage and a certain regal sentiment. It's too bad that Penn State couldn't capture those qualities with the costume. Instead, PSU's mascot looks like a bear or dog from a poorly drawn comic strip.
3. Hokie Bird (Virginia Tech University)
The Hokie Bird wins the award for least cool mascot of all time. It's a turkey. Since when do turkeys project any sense of strength, mental fortitude or any of the football attributes Vince Lombardi always talked about?
2. Big Red (Western Kentucky University)
Wikipedia's description of the mascot reads, "Red cartoon-like character." Excuse me? Big Red looks like something out of a toddler's nightmare, not a colorful and likable character who can pump up the crowd. If Wikipedia doesn't even know what it is, then you know you're in serious mascot trouble.
1. Otto the Orange (Syracuse University)
There's really not much to say about this guy. He's a big orange. I guess that means that Syracuse teams are full of...citrus?
